Elissa Tracey is challenging incumbent Nancy Fortier-Brown for the three-year term on the SAD 11 board.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Cumberland County DA candidates disagree at forum on best ways to tackle opioid crisis
Democrat Jon Gale and independent Jonathan Sahrbeck also discuss sexual assault cases, immigration enforcement and safe-injection sites for drug users.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Turkish president: Saudis plotted writer’s killing for days
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also demanded the 18 suspects be tried in Turkish courts.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Crowdfunding to pressure Collins on Kavanaugh vote likely to face legal challenge
The unusual threat to bankroll her hypothetical 2020 opponent is viewed by some as an illegal bribe and by others as typical political gamesmanship.
Posted inNews, Politics
With midterms just 2 weeks away, they’re campaigning like it’s 2016
President Trump, Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders are among those on the trail.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage to appeal court ruling in dispute over Mills’ authority
The Republican governor wants the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to overturn a Superior Court judge’s decision that the Democratic attorney general did not exceed her authority when she joined a California lawsuit over Trump immigration policies.
Posted inElection 2018
What you need to know about the 5 questions on the Nov. 6 Maine ballot
Question 1 would increase taxes to pay for home health care workers; the others are bond issues.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Poliquin indicates he might challenge ranked-choice results if he doesn’t win
The other 2nd District candidates say they will accept the outcome, but the incumbent passes up a chance to rule out a legal challenge if he loses Nov. 6.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Local, county political candidates set for Hallowell forum
The forum will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Hallowell City Hall auditorium.