Poll: LePage Holds Clear Lead In Race For Governor
RALEIGH, North Carolina - A new poll shows Paul LePage with a commanding lead in the race for Governor.
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Ad Wars Heating Up In Governor's Race
AUGUSTA, Maine - With the campaign moving into a more intense post-Labor day phase, television ads both praising and attacking Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage have begun to air.
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Arrest In Deadly Casco Crash
CASCO, Maine - The Cumberland County Sheriff's office has charged a Casco man in connection with a deadly crash that killed his two passengers.
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Bidding Continues For Ram Island Ledge Light
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - The bidding continues between several potential suitors for the Ram's Island Ledge Lighthouse.
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Sheriff's Deputies Subdue Man With Taser
BUXTON, Maine - The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department says one of their deputies used a taser to subdue a man who was threatening to kill himself.
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Motorcycle Gang Member Pleads Guilty
PORTLAND, Maine - A former "enforcer" of the Outlaws motorcycle club has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the shooting of a rival Hell's Angels club member in central Maine.
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A-G Reacts to Anthem Rate Request
AUGUSTA, Maine - Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman has rejected a proposed 23 percent on average rate hike for the Anthem plans for the individual market.
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State Joins Drug Take-Back Effort
AUGUSTA, Maine - Unwanted and expired drugs will be collected at more than 100 locations in Maine as part of a national effort later this month.
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First Wind Looks At Possible Wind Farm Site
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine - A company with operating wind farms in Maine says it's looking at a new wind-power site in Piscataquis County.
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PUC Signs Energy Deal
AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Public Utilities Commission has unanimously approved a long-term contract with the Verso Bucksport paper company for biomass generated electricity.
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Pingree Backing Clean Elections Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says her proposal for public financing for congressional campaigns will likely be considered in the House this month.
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New Public Utilities Commissioner Sworn In
AUGUSTA, Maine - David Littell, who's been the Baldacci administration's top environmental enforcer for the last five years, has been sworn in as a state Public Utilities Commissioner.
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