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Susan Collins’ Postal Service overhaul in 2006 becomes a hot issue on the campaign trail

by Steve Collins August 20, 2020August 21, 2020

Democrats who backed her bill at the time are attacking her for it today as Maine’s U.S. Senate race gets ever hotter.

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Gideon gets brief moment on national stage at Democratic convention

by Eric Russell and Aimsel Ponti August 18, 2020September 14, 2020

The candidate for U.S. Senate introduces herself and also shares time with musician Maggie Rogers, who performs with Maine’s coastline in the background.

Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

Latest public poll again shows Gideon leading Collins in U.S. Senate race

by Scott Thistle August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

The Democratic challenger has a 5-point lead over the longtime Republican incumbent in a poll of 500 likely Maine voters released Tuesday by the Bangor Daily News.

Local & State, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

by MWC Bot August 9, 2020August 12, 2020

The House passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act to fund Defense Department programs for fiscal 2021.

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Press Herald teams with Bangor Daily News, News Center to host U.S. Senate debate

by Eric Russell August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

The debate, which will feature Susan Collins, Sara Gideon, Lisa Savage and Max Linn, will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11.

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Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate

by Kevin Miller August 7, 2020September 14, 2020

The Democrat’s climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.