The survey by Emerson College also suggests a dead heat in Maine’s 2nd District contest between Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden.
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For farmers, trade and food policy are at play in midterm elections
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says there’s a lot on the line including food stamp work rules and the farm bill.
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Long battle over short-term rental rules coming to a head in South Portland
A second set of proposed regulations is on the Nov. 6 ballot, giving voters a say on a heated issue involving a collision of property rights arguments.
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Mueller asked FBI to investigate fake misconduct allegations against him
A Florida woman alleged that she had been offered more than $20,000 to make misconduct claims against the special counsel.
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New Balance sends 1st shipment of American-made shoes to US military
The athletic shoe maker secured a $17.3 million contract with the Department of Defense in March, ending a yearslong fight to get the military to comply with a law requiring them to outfit recruits with American-made shoes.
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Contested race shapes up for Kennebec County Register of Deeds
Republican Kristin Clark is challenging four-term incumbent Beverly Bustin-Hatheway.
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Cynthia Nixon among readers at Ursula K. Le Guin tribute
The ‘Sex and the City’ star and former gubernatorial candidate honors the science fiction-fantasy author who died in January.
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Maine environmental commissioner stepping down
Paul Mercer, who has led the Department of Environmental Protection since January 2016, is the latest Cabinet member to depart as Gov. Paul LePage’s second term winds down.
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Here’s what the Constitution says about birthright citizenship
The 14th Amendment nullified a Supreme Court decision that found that people descended from slaves could not be citizens.
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Collins, King, Pingree slam Trump plan to end birthright citizenship
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin initially declined to comment on the president’s plan, saying he ‘didn’t see that,’ but later issued a statement saying ‘any executive order or law must pass Constitutional muster.’