The late-October numbers favor the Democrat, even in the more conservative 2nd District, which shifted markedly since September.
Scott Thistle
Scott Thistle is the State House reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He has covered politics and government in Maine since 2006. Prior to that he served as the State House reporter for the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minnesota. A Maine native, Thistle has worked in journalism since 1990, when he got his start at a weekly newspaper in rural Oxford County, Maine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. He resides with his wife, Amy and his two sons Finn and Kai, in Auburn, Maine.
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Maine Senate ethics panel clears one lawmaker of wrongdoing, tables action on another
In its first meeting in 27 years, the Conduct and Ethics Committee ponders allegations against Sens. Andre Cushing and Ron Collins.
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Leading Republican senator facing 2 ethics investigations and sister’s lawsuit
Maine’s ethics commission responds to a complaint by a sibling of Assistant Senate Majority Leader Andre Cushing over his handling of funds in a family corporation.
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Donald Trump will be back in Maine for 5th time on Friday
As candidates race toward Election Day the Republican is hoping to score at least one Electoral College vote in the 2nd District.
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Maine Senate ethics panel set to meet over charges lawmakers bilked taxpayers on expense reports
Sens. Ron Collins and Andre Cushing say they are being wrongly accused by Democrats of ‘double dipping’ on their travel and lodging reimbursements
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Donald Trump Jr., on Maine campaign swing, pledges his father will protect gun rights
He also assures about 175 people at a gun shop in Gray that the Republican nominee intends to ‘drain the swamp’ in Washington.
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Under LePage administration, state work being funneled to private sector
Privatization, aimed at saving taxpayers money or improving services, is also a trend in other states, but the results are not always positive.
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Democrats accuse Republican senators of misusing state and campaign funds
Sens. Andre Cushing and Ron Collins paid for lodging and travel costs with campaign money, then were reimbursed by taxpayers when they submitted expense statements to the state Senate office.
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Question 5 advocates try to allay confusion about ranked-choice voting
A poll reveals that the many undecided voters may not understand how the system would work.
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Maine voters asked to approve $100 million bond package for roads and bridges
The borrowing package would help leverage $137 million in federal highway funds.