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Democrat wins special election in House District 45 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 25 3663

Maine Democrats move to repeal estate tax breaks for wealthy 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1205

Maine takes step toward allowing Canadian prescription drug imports 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1036

'Student Loan Bill of Rights' will protect Maine students from predatory lenders 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1244

Collins: Opponents Resorting To 'Distortion And Outright Lies' To Unseat Her 17 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 2965

Collins claims it's 'inappropriate' to discuss impeachment, but was happy to with Clinton 10 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 25 4118

Mills Nominates Former Chair of Maine Democratic Committee to Lead Maine PUC 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1235

Maine Lawmakers Send One Of The Country's Toughest Internet Privacy Proposals To The Governor's Desk 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1049

Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1062

New law to make Maine first state with paid sick time that covers more than getting sick 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1168

Maine Democratic Party breaks with DCCC, says primaries can be healthy 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1228

With a workforce shortage in Maine, here's what some recruiters want employers to know 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1380

Trum and the weather. 0 old man 76 May 2019 May 2019 3 1358

Denying Collins re-election would help put our nation back on track 4 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1538

How a Chinese company plans to revitalize 2 struggling Maine mills 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1346

Paid Time-Off Bill Awaits Action From Governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1208

Bill to allow more medical professionals to perform abortions is closer to passage 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1129

Central Maine Power's $1 billion project tests unity of Maine House Democrats 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1119

Workers at one of Maine's largest anti-poverty groups look to unionize 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1112

Far-reaching Maine law bans Native American mascots in all public schools, universities 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 11 1601

Waterville children's bookstore gets backlash for drag queen event 1 eShirl May 2019 May 2019 7 1654

Lawmakers Vote Along Party Lines Over Effort To Replace Maine's Presidential Caucuses With Primaries 5 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1729

Maine Lawmakers Are Considering A Measure To Ease Student Debt 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1426

Governor says she'll sign Maine 'conversion therapy' ban 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1560

Maine Oxy employees file suit against owner for misrepresenting stock value 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1425

Fund changes leave Bath Iron Works union leaders uncertain about retirement 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1225

Hundreds of Bowdoin students protest for living wage for hourly campus workers 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1239

Coalition of Maine groups demands roll-back of LePage tax breaks for wealthy 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1214

History shows that enacting universal health care in Maine faces long odds 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1215

Most Maine House Democrats flip to sustain Janet Mills' first veto 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1296

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Smiling 0 old man 76 May 2019 May 2019 1 1543

CMMC could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding due to problems 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1227

In D.C., Mainers lead protest demanding Collins support Medicare for All 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1223

Cracks in party unity add challenges for Democrats who lead Maine Legislature 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1133

Maine loggers fight to unionize the North Woods 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1147

Maine becomes 1st state to ban single-use foam containers 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 3 1256

Maine becomes the latest state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day 3 nitpicker Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1493

From Lawmaking To Lobbying: Maine Bill Would Close Revolving Door For A Year 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1144

Mainers Debate Bill To Let Towns Ban Guns From Polling Places, Public Meetings 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1062

Gideon's bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1028

Maine workers need right to strike to build a stronger middle class 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1140

Saco lawyer Bre Kidman seeks Democratic backing to challenge Susan Collins 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1318

Testimony is divided as Maine lawmakers consider paid family and medical leave for most workers 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1152

Maine's latest attempt to ban conversion therapy gains momentum 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1146

Angus King slams Trump for 'reckless judgment' after reviewing Mueller report 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 5 1165

Maine students left with questions during spate of New England college closures 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1292

Feature obituary: Maggie Brown, 25, smart, adventurous young woman who struggled with addiction 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1762

Down-river 4 old man 76 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1800

Maine on track to launch recreational marijuana market this year, says state's pot czar 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1219

Collins took more money from the billionaire behind Breitbart than from all of Maine 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 8 1651

Maine Bill Bars Potential Employers From Inquiring About Salary History 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1344

Gov. Mills signs pay equality bill 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1123

Lawmakers consider bills to reinstate asylum seekers' access to welfare benefits 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1157

Maine House Democrats again rebuff GOP efforts to alter minimum wage law 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1131

Constituents press Maine Democrat to back a bill that would limit vaccine exemptions 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1275

Maine may reverse LePage's ban on 'stepping stone' supports for immigrants 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1188

Winter 12 old man 76 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 15 3766

Spring in Maine. 6 old man 76 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1854

Collins once supported same attacks on ACA she now calls 'disappointing' 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1509

U.S. House GOP leader McCarthy assails ranked-choice voting in Maine 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1502

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Lauren McCauley On Equal Pay Day, women workers, businesses call for end to workplace discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1188

Paul LePage pardoned late mentor's grandson, over 100 others 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1223

PUC staff recommends approving $1 billion CMP power line project 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1155

Class-action lawsuit against Poland Spring gets new life 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1179

Portland Phoenix weekly shutting down 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1220

Environmentalists, lobstermen back bill to ban oil and gas drilling in coastal Maine waters 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1217

Remember liberty or death. 2 old man 76 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 4 1800

Lawmaker wants to redesign Maine's state flag 6 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 2342

Maine bill limiting teachers' political speech in classrooms fails 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1276

I would support 0 old man 76 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1354

Mills tells lawmakers her $8 billion state budget is 'sustainable' 0 royable Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1448

Why Trump lies 2 old man 76 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1899

Federal lawsuit hangs over Eves, LePage as private citizens 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1642

Janet Mills orders full audit of MaineCare 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1340

Contrary to Collins' assurances, Kavanaugh votes to restrict abortion rights 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1694

As Maine rents continue to spike, new bill aims to protect tenants' rights 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1481

Mills' budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage's tax cuts for the wealthy 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1244

Wondering Why. 2 old man 76 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1627

Maine university officials reviewing dozens of academic programs to eliminate or consolidate 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1385

Former Maine couple that ran wheelchair van companies sentenced for MaineCare fraud 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1405

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