AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s glass ceiling developed a few more cracks Wednesday as women were sworn in as Senate president and House speaker. And in one of its first acts, the newly seated Legislature elected Maine’s first female attorney general.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci had a sobering but optimistic message for Maine’s newly elected legislators as he administered the oath of office to them, formally starting the 2009-2010 …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Commissioner of Education Susan A. Gendron has been tapped to serve on a committee of education leaders tasked with developing a transition plan on education policy for …
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The 2008 general election is over, with Barack Obama winning the race for president and Susan Collins easily being re-elected over challenger Tom Allen to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate.
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PHILADELPHIA — President-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation’s governors he wants …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s newly elected Democratic legislators settled a three-way race for state attorney general Tuesday as they nominated former prosecutor and three-term Rep. Janet Mills of Farmington for the $92,296-a-year post, assuring her of election by the full House and Senate.
No …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — The three-way race for one of the state’s most prominent public offices, attorney general, will be decided Tuesday as the newly elected Legislature chooses a nominee to head the …
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BANGOR, Maine — A report released by Mothers Against Drunk Driving suggests Maine still has work to do to reduce the number of alcohol-related highway fatalities.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci is joining most of the nation’s governors in a closed-door meeting with President-elect Barack Obama in Philadelphia today, with the economy at the top of the agenda.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci said that even though times are tough, there was a lot to be thankful for this past Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
In his weekly radio address, Baldacci said …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Three state representatives are seeking a majority of Democratic lawmakers to nominate one of them as Maine’s 55th attorney general next week as the new Legislature convenes.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. John Baldacci is heralding the return of Free Fare Fridays, a promotion that encourages Mainers to explore mass transit options available across the state.
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Anticipating a legislative challenge to state laws giving teens access to birth control prescriptions and other reproductive health services without the consent of their parents, the Family Planning Association of Maine will host a series of forums around the state, beginning Tuesday in Bangor.
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A Dec. 1 public meeting scheduled to be held in Searsport has been canceled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the request of the Maine Department of Transportation because of a legislative committee vote on Nov. 18.
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Shellfish harvesters and dealers warned Tuesday that loss of the red tide monitoring program would likely be the death knell to yet another aspect of Maine’s commercial fishing tradition.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — The race for Maine attorney general is down to its final week.
Majority legislative Democrats next Tuesday will nominate one of three candidates for the post. The incumbent, …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — The Department of Transportation is facing three years of reduced revenues, and lawmakers believe they will have to make cuts deeper than outlined by Commissioner David …
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine election officials say a recount of ballots in Senate District 19 has confirmed Democrat Seth Goodall of Richmond defeated the Republican incumbent, Paula Benoit of Phippsburg.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. John Baldacci says there were no easy choices in the cuts he ordered this week in the first step toward addressing a $140 million-plus budget shortfall.
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