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Collins: Opponents Resorting To 'Distortion And Outright Lies' To Unseat Her 17 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 4224

Collins claims it's 'inappropriate' to discuss impeachment, but was happy to with Clinton 10 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 25 4864

Mills Nominates Former Chair of Maine Democratic Committee to Lead Maine PUC 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1516

Maine Lawmakers Send One Of The Country's Toughest Internet Privacy Proposals To The Governor's Desk 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1263

Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1273

New law to make Maine first state with paid sick time that covers more than getting sick 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1377

Maine Democratic Party breaks with DCCC, says primaries can be healthy 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1495

With a workforce shortage in Maine, here's what some recruiters want employers to know 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1594

Trum and the weather. 0 old man 76 May 2019 May 2019 3 1551

Denying Collins re-election would help put our nation back on track 4 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1980

How a Chinese company plans to revitalize 2 struggling Maine mills 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1644

Paid Time-Off Bill Awaits Action From Governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1408

Bill to allow more medical professionals to perform abortions is closer to passage 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1355

Central Maine Power's $1 billion project tests unity of Maine House Democrats 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1343

Workers at one of Maine's largest anti-poverty groups look to unionize 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1335

Far-reaching Maine law bans Native American mascots in all public schools, universities 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 11 1852

Waterville children's bookstore gets backlash for drag queen event 1 eShirl May 2019 May 2019 7 1918

Lawmakers Vote Along Party Lines Over Effort To Replace Maine's Presidential Caucuses With Primaries 5 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 2205

Maine Lawmakers Are Considering A Measure To Ease Student Debt 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1652

Governor says she'll sign Maine 'conversion therapy' ban 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1925

Maine Oxy employees file suit against owner for misrepresenting stock value 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1636

Fund changes leave Bath Iron Works union leaders uncertain about retirement 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1431

Hundreds of Bowdoin students protest for living wage for hourly campus workers 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1452

Coalition of Maine groups demands roll-back of LePage tax breaks for wealthy 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1433

History shows that enacting universal health care in Maine faces long odds 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1422

Most Maine House Democrats flip to sustain Janet Mills' first veto 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1493

Smiling 0 old man 76 May 2019 May 2019 1 1719

CMMC could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding due to problems 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1443

In D.C., Mainers lead protest demanding Collins support Medicare for All 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1471

Cracks in party unity add challenges for Democrats who lead Maine Legislature 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1338

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Maine loggers fight to unionize the North Woods 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1411

Maine becomes 1st state to ban single-use foam containers 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 3 1446

Maine becomes the latest state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day 3 nitpicker Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1823

From Lawmaking To Lobbying: Maine Bill Would Close Revolving Door For A Year 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1354

Mainers Debate Bill To Let Towns Ban Guns From Polling Places, Public Meetings 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1276

Gideon's bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1235

Maine workers need right to strike to build a stronger middle class 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1346

Saco lawyer Bre Kidman seeks Democratic backing to challenge Susan Collins 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1566

Testimony is divided as Maine lawmakers consider paid family and medical leave for most workers 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1359

Maine's latest attempt to ban conversion therapy gains momentum 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1415

Angus King slams Trump for 'reckless judgment' after reviewing Mueller report 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 5 1362

Maine students left with questions during spate of New England college closures 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1492

Feature obituary: Maggie Brown, 25, smart, adventurous young woman who struggled with addiction 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2078

Down-river 4 old man 76 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2179

Maine on track to launch recreational marijuana market this year, says state's pot czar 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1460

Collins took more money from the billionaire behind Breitbart than from all of Maine 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 8 1989

Maine Bill Bars Potential Employers From Inquiring About Salary History 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1595

Gov. Mills signs pay equality bill 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1334

Lawmakers consider bills to reinstate asylum seekers' access to welfare benefits 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1366

Maine House Democrats again rebuff GOP efforts to alter minimum wage law 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1335

Constituents press Maine Democrat to back a bill that would limit vaccine exemptions 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1496

Maine may reverse LePage's ban on 'stepping stone' supports for immigrants 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1396

Winter 12 old man 76 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 15 4618

Spring in Maine. 6 old man 76 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2278

Collins once supported same attacks on ACA she now calls 'disappointing' 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1903

U.S. House GOP leader McCarthy assails ranked-choice voting in Maine 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1801

Lauren McCauley On Equal Pay Day, women workers, businesses call for end to workplace discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1398

Paul LePage pardoned late mentor's grandson, over 100 others 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1438

PUC staff recommends approving $1 billion CMP power line project 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1366

Class-action lawsuit against Poland Spring gets new life 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1375

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Portland Phoenix weekly shutting down 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1410

Environmentalists, lobstermen back bill to ban oil and gas drilling in coastal Maine waters 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1463

Remember liberty or death. 2 old man 76 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 4 2092

Lawmaker wants to redesign Maine's state flag 6 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 2792

Maine bill limiting teachers' political speech in classrooms fails 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1479

I would support 0 old man 76 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1553

Mills tells lawmakers her $8 billion state budget is 'sustainable' 0 royable Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1660

Why Trump lies 2 old man 76 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 2162

Federal lawsuit hangs over Eves, LePage as private citizens 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 2003

Janet Mills orders full audit of MaineCare 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1550

Contrary to Collins' assurances, Kavanaugh votes to restrict abortion rights 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 2051

As Maine rents continue to spike, new bill aims to protect tenants' rights 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1726

Mills' budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage's tax cuts for the wealthy 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1449

Wondering Why. 2 old man 76 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1913

Maine university officials reviewing dozens of academic programs to eliminate or consolidate 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1603

Former Maine couple that ran wheelchair van companies sentenced for MaineCare fraud 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1619

Wave of political discord washes over typically calm Ogunquit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1543

Mills Rejects LePage-Era Waiver That Would Allow Work Requirements For Medicaid Recipients 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1430

'Poor People's Campaign' To Target Maine Policies That Foster Economic Inequality 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1796

Democratic Leaders In Maine Vow To Preserve Abortion Access If Federal Restrictions Imposed 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1399

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