Shawn Moody, Janet Mills, Alan Caron and Terry Hayes have varying ideas for attracting and keeping young workers, in the face of a booming economy and record low unemployment.
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Democratic super PAC spends almost $500,000 to back Janet Mills for governor
The nationally funded group uses a new social media tactic to build an audience with clickbait content.
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Mills makes leadership change in gubernatorial campaign
With two months left until Election Day, Democrat Janet Mills replaces campaign manager Michael Ambler with veteran political operative Jeremy Kennedy.
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Survey shows older Maine voters evenly split between Mills and Moody for governor
An AARP Maine poll of 804 voters older than 50 also indicates Sen. Angus King and Rep. Chellie Pingree have big leads among those voters, and Rep. Bruce Poliquin is in a tight race against a Democratic challenger.
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Mills threatens to sue LePage administration for cutting off funds from Attorney General’s Office
Nearly $5 million is owed to Janet Mills’ office for legal services to state agencies, as an official from the office signals to legislators that the feud could affect child protective services.
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Poll suggests that gender turnout will play a key role in Maine’s race for governor
A new Suffolk University poll, which shows a dead heat between Democrat Janet Mills and Republican Shawn Moody, found that female voters strongly prefer Mills over Moody, while male voters take the opposite position and back Moody over Mills.
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Poll shows 2018 race for Maine governor a virtual dead heat between Moody and Mills
Incumbent Angus King appears to hold a commanding lead in the Senate race, and health care emerges as the chief concern among the 500 Maine voters surveyed by a Boston university.
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LePage calls on attorney general and state treasurer to step down while running for governor
Treasurer Terry Hayes calls his letter an example of ‘partisan B.S.,’ and Attorney General Janet Mills’ campaign says LePage should be ‘focusing on fixing the failures of his administration.’
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Candidates for governor offer ideas for improving Maine’s economy
Among their proposed fixes: Focus state aid on smaller businesses, educate and train workers, pass tax conformity, implement Medicaid expansion and forgive two years of college costs for graduates who stay in Maine.
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Money race for Blaine House tightens as Maine’s campaign season heats up
Democrat Janet Mills and Republican Shawn Moody both surpass $1 million in fundraising in their bid for governor, followed closely by independent Terry Hayes.