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Maine GOP platform takes aim at transgender education, abortion, unions, voting access
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Maine Republican Party adopted a platform this weekend that includes provisions opposing...
Maine Republicans face leadership decision in wake of election losses
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 27—Multiple candidates seek to lead the Maine Republican Party as it tries to rebound from bruising election losses in November. Chairwoman Demi Kouzounas is seeking a fourth term as leader ...
Abortion ruling sure to shape political debate in Maine heading into election
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 25—Maine Democrats quickly vowed to ward off any attempts to adopt restrictions on abortions Friday, and Gov. Janet Mills said she would veto any efforts to put up roadblocks to women's ...
Maine Republicans defend Trump following former president's conviction
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMay 31—Top Maine Republicans, from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to members of the state Legislature, dismissed Donald Trump's historic conviction on 34 felony counts Friday, calling the case politically ...
LePage: 'I don't have time for abortion'
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 28—Former Gov. Paul LePage said he would be so busy tackling problems such as the economy and health care if he gets elected to a third term this fall that he wouldn't have the time or ...
New blood in minority leadership realigns Maine Republicans' priorities
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 20—Rep. William "Billy Bob" Faulkingham is a 44-year-old, libertarian-minded lobsterman from Winter Harbor who rose to prominence by leading a bipartisan effort to amend the state's constitution ...
Group using fake name to survey Mainers on culture war issues
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 19—A national conservative group used an assumed name to conduct a political survey over the weekend that asked Mainers charged questions about welfare for illegal immigrants, critical ...
School district to pay far-right conservative Shawn McBreairty $40,000 in lawsuit
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 1—A Bangor-area school district must pay far-right conservative activist Shawn McBreairty $40,000 to settle a federal lawsuit in which McBreairty accused the district's school board and ...
Maine Democrats warn against a second Trump term at state party convention
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 week agoJun. 1—BANGOR — Energized by this week's felony convictions of former President Donald Trump, Democratic leaders told a crowd of about 1,100 people at the state convention at the Cross Insurance ...
Conservative activist who fought Maine school districts over race, gender policies dies by suicide
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 5—A conservative activist who was a vocal critic of transgender and racially inclusive policies at school districts across the state died by suicide Monday, the state medical examiner's ...
