Tag Archives: John Baldacci
Where to find Maine’s candidates on the eve of Election Day
Expect lots of love for LePage and a tense afternoon at this year’s Maine GOP convention
Maine’s partisan rift over tax policy will again play out at the ballot box
The seven questions that stand between Maine and ranked-choice voting
LePage’s jail consolidation plan looks dead. Was it ever alive?
Maine lawmakers take another look at value of giving tax breaks
A Maine GOP heavyweight updated his photo. Is he running?
Editor’s note: Regular Daily Brief readers will notice that we’re rolling out a new format today. We’re making the newsletter shorter, breezier and (hopefully) more useful to you. As always, email politics@bangordailynews with feedback or tips. Now, on to the news. Good morning from Augusta, where a prospective candidate taking a picture in front of […]
LePage hammers Senate GOP budget offer as shutdown approaches
Gov. Paul LePage has again vowed to shut down state government if the Legislature votes for an increase in the lodging tax, which the governor himself proposed in February and which was resurrected Wednesday by Senate Republicans. That proposal drew fire from LePage on Thursday, who accused Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, of just wanting […]
Still undecided? Meet ‘Soul Tsukino,’ one of 14 presidential candidates from Maine
Good morning from Augusta, where I figured you were bored with and burned out from this slog of a presidential election that’s coming in an eternal four days. So, we wanted to let you know about Maine’s 14 declared write-in candidates for the presidency, although that list includes “Cracked Fourpounder” of the non-existent Halifax, Maine, an apparent reference to […]