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More housing, upgrades could be coming to Lewiston’s Tree Streets neighborhood
Nov. 13th 2018
Maine DEP tells CMP its application for 145-mile power line is incomplete
Nov. 9th 2018
Central Maine Power Co.’s plan to build a $1 billion, 145-mile transmission line through western Maine is facing another potential delay after the Maine Department of Environmental Protection notified the company this week that its application to build the project is incomplete.
Poliquin sues in federal court to stop ranked-choice count
Nov. 13th 2018
As Maine’s Secretary of State continues the process to determine winner in the 2nd Congressional District, attorneys for the campaigns of Jared Golden and Bruce Poliquin head to court..;
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Poliquin heads to court Wednesday to try to stop vote count
Nov. 13th 2018
Declaring himself the winner in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a bid to stop state officials from counting the rest of the ballots and throw out the ranked-choice voting system that Mainers twice approved…
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Republicans want worker removed from Poliquin-Golden ballot count
Nov. 12th 2018
While Republicans raised concerns about the social media activity of one worker, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap called the tactics ‘a distraction’ and an ‘irresponsible’ attempt to discredit the process.
Bruce Poliquin wants a federal judge to throw out Maine’s instant-runoff vote. It’s a long shot
Nov. 13th 2018
Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, currently holds a narrow plurality lead in the race for his 2nd District seat, 46.2 to 45.5 percent over Democrat Jared Golden. But he’s considered likely to lose anyway. That’s because Maine voters narrowly adopted a “ranked-choice” voting system. Poliquin is now suing to try to prevent that system from being used…
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Cary residents pass final deorganization vote
It is official: Cary Plantation will be no more starting June 30, 2019. Residents of the tiny community voted 105-4 Tuesday to dissolve their town and become an unorganized territory.
Shipowner fined $3.2 million for illegally discharging bilge water and covering it up
A federal judge in Portland on Friday ordered the German owners of a ship that illegally dumped oily bilge water while at sea and falsified a logbook to cover it up to pay $3.2 million in fines…
Market forces buffeting future of wind power in Maine
Despite aggressive policy goals, the industry’s at a crossroads as transmission capacity expenses undercut its potential…
Voter intimidation or voter education?
The Secretary of State’s Office has no plans to take action on a local activist’s banner displayed outside the Community Center polling station Tuesday, a spokesman said Wednesday…
Oil pipeline company asks federal court to overturn ruling on South Portland law
Lawyers for the Portland Pipeline Corp. have appealed a federal court decision that effectively blocks it from piping oil south from Canada to Maine…
USM to launch North Atlantic partnership with goal of growing state’s economy
The University of Southern Maine will announce Thursday its intent to form the Maine North Atlantic Institute, a comprehensive economic and educational collaboration working with Maine businesses, colleges and universities and K-12 schools, as well as counterparts in Iceland, Norway and beyond, to provide the tools to support the growth of Maine’s economy…
2 Dems, 1 Republican flip Bangor-area seats in the Maine House
November 7, 2018
During an election that saw Democrats take control of the Blaine House and the Maine Senate, a pair of Bangor-area Democrats also managed to win seats in the Maine House of Representatives that were previously held by Republicans…
Democrats surge to solid control of Maine Legislature
Democrats stormed back into control of the State House for the first time since 2009 after Tuesday’s election by flipping the Maine Senate and expanding their margin in the House of Representatives to back Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills, the state’s governor-elect…
Historic voter turnout and machine breakdowns lead to long lines, delayed counts
Portland, which typically reports elections results well before midnight, finally releases its vote counts after 5 a.m. Wednesday…
Election results show Pingree headed for 6th term in Congress
Maine’s 1st District representative had nearly 60 percent of the vote early Wednesday morning.
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District Will Be Decided By Ranked-Choice Voting
One of the most closely watched races in the country is still being watched. That’s because Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is still up for grabs between incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin, who is seeking a third term, and Democrat Jared Golden of Lewiston...
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Poliquin’s tiny 2nd District lead not enough to claim victory
The second and third choices of voters who picked the independent candidates will determine whether U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin returns to Washington or Jared Golden replaces him there.
Alaska, Maine fishing policies could shift under new governors
Following Tuesday night’s US election, the country’s biggest commercial fishing state will be run by a Republican whose views on several issues of importance to the industry remain unclear and the second-biggest commercial fishing state will be led by a Democrat who seems likely to challenge the US president on trade.
