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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, News, Politics
Farmington voters approve funding to replace firetruck
By a wide margin, voters approved appropriating $800,000 to purchase a firetruck to replace Farmington Fire Rescue Department’s Engine 1.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Kate Snyder wins heated race for Portland mayor, unseating incumbent Ethan Strimling
After taking a commanding lead, the former school board chair wins a late-night ranked-choice runoff.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Former defense secretary Cohen: Trump committed impeachable act
William Cohen, a Republican and former U.S. senator from Maine who also served on the House Judiciary Committee that investigated President Richard Nixon, believes President Trump committed “a form of a high crime and misdemeanor.”
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Elections in 4 states may offer clues to voter sentiments ahead of 2020
Democrats and Republicans will watch Kentucky, Missisippi, New Jersey and Virginia to gauge the national mood amid impeachment proceedings and a crowded Democratic presidential primary.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Elections, Morning Sentinel
Election Day turnout light in central Maine, though some motivated by CMP petition
A petition calls for a statewide referendum on the question of asking the Public Utilities Commission to rescind its vote in support of the CMP project and instead find that the proposal is “not in the public interest.”
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Committee that organized Mills’ inauguration still owes Augusta $60,000
Gov. Janet Mills’ inaugural committee could face penalties under a new state ethics laws, but the Maine Ethics Commission wants the debt paid before it considers whether to levy a penalty.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Mainers cast ballots on statewide referendum questions, local races
Polls open across the state Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and all close at 8 p.m.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, Morning Sentinel
Relative of Starks cannabis community says proposal unfairly targets business; town disagrees
Voters will decide the fate of the town’s mass gathering ordinance at the polls Tuesday.