All posts by Matthew Stone

LePage takes on Baldacci in fundraising email

Gov. Paul LePage still hasn’t announced whether he’s seeking a second term in the Blaine House, but the governor’s re-election committee seems to be publicly gearing up for next year’s contest. LePage’s campaign committee Tuesday morning issued a fundraising email taking on one of the possible Democratic contenders for governor: LePage’s predecessor, former Democratic Gov. […]

Liberal group gives GOP calculators; GOP passes them onto school

Maine’s Majority wanted to teach legislative Republicans a lesson about balancing the state budget. Instead, the liberal activist group’s gesture toward GOP legislators is unwittingly helping Chelsea Elementary School students learn lessons in math. Maine’s Majority on Thursday delivered 73 pocket calculators to Republican lawmakers in Augusta in an effort to send a message that […]

Ben Grant re-elected Democratic Party chair

Ben Grant, who became chairman of the Maine Democratic Party two years ago and led the party’s successful 2012 campaign to recapture control of the Maine Legislature, will serve another two years as party head. The Maine Democratic State Committee on Sunday re-elected Grant as chairman, according to a Democratic Party news release. Grant was […]