Bennett’s campaign fueled by Republican donors despite independent label
New Hampshire millionaires gave $50,000 to a group supporting Bennett. They also gave $15,000 to the Maine Republican Party.
By Jesse Valentine - July 20, 2026
New Hampshire millionaires gave $50,000 to a group supporting Bennett. They also gave $15,000 to the Maine Republican Party.
By Jesse Valentine - July 20, 2026
33,000 Mainers are at risk of losing their health insurance.
By Jesse Valentine - July 17, 2026
Collins’ net worth is $9.8 million.
By Jesse Valentine - June 05, 2026
“Voters expect elected officials to fight for hardworking families, not to cozy up to special interests,” says End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.
By Jesse Valentine - May 27, 2026
Bush, the cousin of the former president, is a Republican candidate for Maine governor.
By Jesse Valentine - May 01, 2026
Gas prices surged above for $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022.
By Jesse Valentine - April 08, 2026
The SAVE Act could jeopardize ballot access for more than 21 million legal voters. Collins wants it to become law.
By Jesse Valentine - February 23, 2026
Collins is considered the most vulnerable Senate Republican facing reelection next year.
By Jesse Valentine - November 24, 2025
Tickets to attend Collins L.A. fundraiser range from $3,500 to $10,000
By Jesse Valentine - September 10, 2025
A study to improve rural health care in Maine is currently on ice.
By Jesse Valentine - August 06, 2025
LePage vetoed Medicaid expansion and a minimum wage hike as governor
By Jesse Valentine - May 06, 2025
Democrats are calling for acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek to resign.
By Jesse Valentine - April 03, 2025
Arthur Barnard, father of Lewiston victim Arthur Strout, said lawmakers ‘fell short’ in reforms after shooting
By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star - September 19, 2024
In July, 3,793 Mainers registered to vote, which was higher than every month since the 2023 November election.
By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star - August 14, 2024
Amid calls from Republicans to tone down the rhetoric around the election, Gov. Janet Mills reiterated her belief that democracy is on the ballot
By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star - July 18, 2024
Maine Democrats unveiled and adopted their 2024 party platform over the weekend, pledging to safeguard democracy, defend reproductive health rights, push for more affordable housing and combat the growing threat of climate change, among other stances.
By Evan Popp, Maine Morning Star - June 03, 2024
‘Your remarks were extremely offensive and intentionally harmful to the victims and the families of the Lewiston tragedy, the House of Representatives, and the people of Maine,’ wrote Speaker Talbot Ross
By Evan Popp, Maine Morning Star - April 11, 2024
Maine legislators split mostly along party lines to back bills for a waiting period, background checks, and limits on rapid firing devices
By Annmarie Hilton, Maine Morning Star - March 28, 2024
More than 1 in 10 adults across Maine have diabetes
By Evan Popp, Maine Morning Star - February 14, 2024
Dmitry Bam, vice dean and provost of UMaine Law School, discusses the possible ways the Colorado case could be decided
By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star - February 09, 2024
The latest news impacting reproductive rights around the country.
By Rebekah Sager - July 21, 2023
The Energy Department announced nearly $50 million for research, development and demonstration work to support floating offshore wind platforms.
By Associated Press - September 18, 2022
The Maine Republican has said she’s ‘always been pro-choice,’ but she’s refusing to act to protect abortion rights in red states.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2021
Former Rep. Bruce Poliquin backed Donald Trump’s bill to strip health insurance from up to 117,000 Mainers.
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2021
‘Senator Collins is an independent thinker, who never hesitates to do what she believes is right,’ the chair of the Maine Republican Party wrote, once upon a time.
By Josh Israel - February 15, 2021
Her mild concern about the Trump era was still enough to win her a fifth term.
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2020
Races in Georgia and Maine could determine who controls the Senate.
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2020
The same actors appear in attacks ads placed in Maine, Kansas, and Iowa.
By Amy Lieu - October 27, 2020
Susan Collins’ vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ensured the Maine Senate race would draw national attention and cash.
By Associated Press - October 22, 2020
Republican candidate Jay Allen, who says he is a ‘Trump conservative,’ made several misinformed, racist remarks during a debate on Tuesday.
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