Our View: Overall election spending is the real scandal

House Speaker Sara Gideon's rule infraction is small compared to the perfectly legal way money floods our politics.

PAC that Sara Gideon ran is fined $500 for campaign finance violations in 2016

Gideon, Maine's House speaker and a 2020 challenger to Sen. Susan Collins, had previously admitted to the violations, but Republicans draw attention to the complaint in a new ad.

Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats try to keep banning binge going

Bills that would ban plastic straws and vaping could get a spot on the second session agenda alongside strict gun control legislation.

Money from away piles up in U.S. Senate race

The most recent campaign finance reports show that out-of-state donors made the vast majority of contributions of $200 or more to the campaigns of Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Sara Gideon.

Democrats hopeful as they bring campaigns for U.S. Senate to rural Sangerville Grange

While Trump rakes in cash, some Senate Republicans lag in 3rd quarter

Fundraising numbers so far suggest that much of the enthusiasm among the Republican base is focused on the president and doesn't necessarily translate to Republicans running for other offices.

Citing ‘vast sums of money’ required, Jon Treacy withdraws from U.S. Senate race

Treacy, who retired from the Air Force as a major general, was among several Democrats hoping to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.

About 300,000 Maine homeowners will get $100 each in property tax relief

Mainers who pay property taxes and are eligible for the state's Homestead Exemption program can expect to get checks for roughly $100 by January or February.

Sara Gideon decries high prescription drug prices during campaign swing in Lewiston

A handpicked group talked to the Freeport Democrat Thursday about how the costs are affecting them.

Maine legislative leaders prepare to trim list of 400 bills proposed for 2020

They will meet this month to decide which measures will be taken up in the second half of the legislative session.