The Democratic governor-elect has yet to announce who she will hire, but her spokesman points to key areas and says Mills is working to identify the best candidates regardless of political affiliation.
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Trump wants ‘full and complete’ sentence for Cohen
The president tweeted his ire for his former lawyer on MOnday.
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Ballot recount in 2nd Congressional District race starts Thursday
The process, involving the hand-counting of nearly 300,000 votes and several tabulation rounds under ranked-choice voting, could take four weeks, not counting the holidays.
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Watch: Americans pay tribute as former President Bush lies in state at Capitol
‘Here lies a great man,’ says House Speaker Paul Ryan at a ceremony that begins three days of mourning in Washington.
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South Portland citywide special election draws 2 candidates for District 5 seat
Donald Cook and Deqa Dhalac are running for a City Council seat that represents the west side of South Portland.
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South Portland’s incoming mayor aims to mend rift over rentals
For Councilor Claude Morgan, being mayor in 2019 is part of serving the community he views as family.
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Poliquin’s election challenge faces long odds
Wednesday’s hearing is the start of a push to make Maine the national, legal test case for ranked-choice voting in any federal election.
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George H.W. Bush, president with deep Maine connections, dies at 94
The 41st president will be remembered as a conservative moderate who embarked on his time in office with a sense of steady stewardship.
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Bill would allow local-option sales tax to help Maine cities raise revenue
Democratic Rep. Mike Sylvester of Portland says the measure would help service center communities pay for public services by exporting cost to tourists.
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Additional charges for Paul Manafort now possible
Lawyers in the special counsel’s Russia investigation say he lied to them and broke his plea agreement.