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Maine Senators propose PRINT Act, seeking to avert a newsprint cost crisis set about by new Trump 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 4 1457

Watchdog Agency Calls For Changes To Bottle Deposit Law 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1279

Want to make LePage and the Maine GOP leaders cry in their soup? Then vote YES ON QUESTION-1. 3 LBM20 May 2018 May 2018 3 1942

Maine GOP federal suit against RCV is a bullshit SCAM. Please help win YES ON ONE in June. 0 LBM20 May 2018 May 2018 4 1616

LePage vetoes bill to launch Maine's recreational marijuana marketplace 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 1689

Former Trump And LePage Aide Who Resigned Sues Ex-Wife 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1493

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Ranked Choice Voting Supreme Court VICTORY! Please now help to win YES ON ONE in JUNE. THANKS!! 0 LBM20 Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1517

First-grader threatens to get a gun when asked to share swing set 3 left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 8739

LePage offers bill to more than double the pay of the state's next governor 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1271

Collins' ACA bill may be collapsing 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1760

Paul LePage accuses lawmakers of 'witch hunt' over diversion of state-owned timber 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1314

LePage pushes for control of job training funds. Agencies say that's illegal. 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1294

Critics say Collins' bill to stabilize insurance market would restrict abortion coverage 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1161

Maine teen allegedly wanted to be 'the most notorious school shooter in American history' 16 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Mar 2018 17 3966

How long. 6 old man 76 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2047

RANKED CHOICE VOTING IS ON THE BALLOT FOR JUNE! Please help with this People's Veto Effort. Thanks! 4 LBM20 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 4 2131

EXCELLENT OpEd on Ranked Choice Voting and how we must win this vote to save democracy in Maine. 0 LBM20 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1497

New bills would require Maine officials to show up for meetings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1237

Why these crazy notions 1 old man 76 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1477

High-end inns, restaurants in Portland, Camden to declare bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 2131

Medicaid Expansion Slowed by LePage Administration 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1233

Leaders to Decide if Gun Control Bills Will Be Considered This Session 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1158

Ambulance, Hospital to Pay $1.4M in Unneeded Transport Case 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1234

Committee Continues Work on Recreational Marijuana Legislation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1105

Ethics Commission Will Not Investigate Whether GOP Worked With Attack Website 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1195

WE NEED LETTERS TO EDITOR AND OP-EDS RIGHT NOW SUPPORTING RANKED CHOICE VOTING. PLEASE HELP. 4 LBM20 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 6 2120

Maine General Hospital to cut diabetes care, citing reimbursement 2 Tanuki Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2227

Maine Primaries Could Use New Ranked Voting System 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1363

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Faith Leaders arrested at Sen. Collins office say their activism has just begun 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 17 1636

Newest Bath Iron Works-built stealth destroyer passes sea test 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1596

Argument over white supremacist tattoos leads to Rockland stabbing 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1884

Firewood in short supply across Maine in wake of cold spell 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1455

Maine won't honor the will of its voters (and lead the way with cannabis social clubs) 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1493

Environmental Group Suing Governor Over Wind Power Moratorium 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1330

To win the fight against opiate addiction, experts say homelessness must be addressed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1208

U.S. Border Patrol Checks on Buses Increasing Across Maine 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1964

South Portland, Maine, attorney suspended for sexting client 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1348

A "pro-white" town manager wants races to separate, rails against Islam, refuses to quit 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1791

Portland (Maine) police officer arrested in Massachusetts 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1532

Democrats say fake news posted on conservative website, shared by Republican Party, tainted Lewiston 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1498

Republicans decry timing of attorney general's bill to expand abortion access 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1438

Dog missing for five days found buried in snow; alive 6 sl8 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 35 3012

Trump refuses to release documents to Maine secretary of state despite judges order 16 workinclasszero Jan 2018 Jan 2018 30 5068

Diane Russell Statement on AG Sessions Marijuana Announcement 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1631

Which is the largest and/or most influential 4 question everything Dec 2017 Jan 2018 0 1801

Retired state trooper arrested on drug trafficking charges 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1486

You ARE going to be able to beat Collins after this, right? 7 Ken Burch Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 2403

Crimes Against Humanity 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1511

Have any of you tried to call Collin's office? 4 jpak Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1736

PLEASE HELP: RANKED CHOICE VOTING PEOPLE'S VETO EFFORT. (Had a very good weekend working on it.) 0 LBM20 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1571

Sen. Collins locks office doors, refuses to answer to constituents on secret GOP tax scam 7 workinclasszero Dec 2017 Dec 2017 16 2535

LePage Says Report That Trump Urging Him To Run For Senate Is 'Fake News' 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1367

Oxford County sheriff resigns after complaints of lewd photos, texts 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1887

Opponents Of GOP Tax Bill Refuse To Leave Collins' Portland Office 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1839

Religious leaders arrested at Collin's Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1285

Amazon backs out of pharmaceutical wholesaling in Maine 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1184

Who is to blame 4 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 2015

Pass word 0 old man 76 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1592

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Green Party's Jill Stein pushes Maine's ranked-choice voting effort 5 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Dec 2017 0 1809

PLEASE HELP WITH DAY OF ACTION AND BEYOND TO GET THE PEOPLE'S VETO TO RESTORE RANKED CHOICE VOTING. 0 LBM20 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1532

UMaine system sees another big boost in students 'from away' 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1449

Maine lawmakers to consider extending tax credit for Bath Iron Works 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1302

Labor organization asks judge to force LePage to release federal funds 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 1457

Portland approves tax relief program for low-income seniors 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1279

Maine Isn't Treating Children With Disabilities As Required Under Federal Law 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1520

Susan Collins Says To Expect Significant Amendments To GOP Tax Plans 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1320

PLEASE SIGN UP HERE IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THE PEOPLE'S VETO TO RESTORE RANKED CHOICE VOTING. 0 LBM20 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1850

Maine voters approve Medicaid expansion 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 5 1593

Mainers back pension reform 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1781

Maine House upholds Paul LePage's veto of recreational marijuana regulations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1747

Maine voters approve $105 million transportation bond 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1362

Maine Voters Reject York County Casino Proposal 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1465

Ranked Choice Delay Becomes Law Without LePage Signature 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1638

Angus King Speaks Out Against Points-Based Immigration Proposals 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1514

Sitting here in central Maine 2 Soxfan58 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2716

Tens Of Thousands Of Job Seekers In Limbo After LePage Declines $8 Million In Retraining Money 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1345

What awaits Maine lawmakers when they return for a special session 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1173

UMaine students sing Elvis song to anti-gay protester 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1208

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