MAINE

AUGUSTA, ME - JUNE 1, 2015: The Maine House of Representatives discuss a bill before the House which would eliminate the need for a state permit in order to carry a concealed weapon. Representative Richard Pickett, of Dixfield, spoke in support of the bill which he co-sponsored. (Photo by John Ewing/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Lawmaker Says Free Menstrual Products Would Make Prison Like 'A Country Club'
By Alanna Vagianos
State Rep. Richard Pickett argued that incarcerated women can already buy pads and tampons, although many cannot afford the products on low prison wages.
In this still image taken from video provided by WNBC-TV News 4 New York, emergency medical personnel tend to an injured passenger from a Turkish Airlines flight at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Officials say severe turbulence injured at least 30 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York's Kennedy International Airport on Saturday. (WNBC-TV News 4 New York via AP)
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U.S. NEWS
Turbulence Injures 30 On Turkish Airlines Flight From Istanbul To New York
By Verena Dobnik, AP
Passengers were tossed around the plane when it hit severe turbulence while passing over Maine on its way to JFK airport.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at her office, before a private meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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POLITICS
Susan Collins Raised More Money From Brett Kavanaugh Supporters Than Mainers
By Amanda Terkel
The vast majority of the senator's money at the end of 2018 came from outside of Maine.
Gov. Janet Mills acknowledges applause after taking the oath of office, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine. Mills, a Democrat, is the state's first female governor. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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HEALTH
New Governor Janet Mills Makes Fighting Opioid Deaths A Priority In Maine — Finally
By Erin Schumaker
In her first days in office, the state's first female governor expanded Medicaid and announced plans for an opioid czar.
Gov. Paul LePage delivers the State of the State address to the Legislature, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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POLITICS
Maine Gov. Paul LePage Certifies Election Result But Still Complains It Was 'Stolen'
By Marina Fang
In signing off on Democrat Jared Golden's victory, Maine's outgoing Republican governor took one last dig at the state's ranked-choice voting system.
WASHINGTON ― Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) won re-election Tuesday night despite
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POLITICS
45 Million More Americans Will Live In Democratic-Run States
By Molly Redden and Nick Baumann
Democrats won full control the levers of power in Colorado, Illinois, Maine, New Mexico, Nevada and New York.
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SPORTS
Maine Teenager Is Her High School's Only Cheerleader
By David Moye
Kaitlyn Berthiaume was unanimously chosen cheer captain.
PORTLAND, ME - NOVEMBER 8: Early long lines keep voting booths full at Deering High School in Portland  on election day morning. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Voters To Use New Ranked-Choice System For Congressional Election
By David Sharp, AP
The system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
Ginger the dog wearing a sign saying how long she's been at a Maine animal shelter.
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U.S. NEWS
Shelter Seeks Home For Sweet Dog Who's Been There For Nearly 4 Years
By Hilary Hanson
Ginger is the shelter's "little princess," but it's time for her to find her own home.
DES MOINES, IA - OCTOBER 08: Stickers are made available to voters who cast a ballot in the midterm elections at the Polk County Election Office on October 8, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa. Today was the first day of early voting in the state. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
The 6 Most Progressive Ballot Initiatives Of 2018
By Michael Hobbes
Voters could establish universal health care for the elderly, improve police accountability and pass the country’s first carbon tax.
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talks with reporters as she leaves the floor of the Senate after announcing that she will vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh in a speech on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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OPINION
Susan Collins Just Sealed Her Fate
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
The mask is off.
UNITED STATES - JULY 17: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks with reporters after the Senate Policy luncheons in the Capitol on July 17, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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OPINION
The Fraudulence Of Susan Collins
By Robert Kuttner, Columnist
The Maine Republican's reputation for independence is unearned.
Protesters hold up posters of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) in front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a scheduled U.S. Senate confirmation vote on Kavanaugh's nomination in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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POLITICS
Over $1 Million Raised In 24 Hours After Susan Collins Announced Support For Kavanaugh
By Sara Boboltz
In total, several million dollars have now been earmarked to defeat the Maine senator in 2020.
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talks with reporters after announcing that she will vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh in a speech on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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POLITICS
Donors Are Organizing A Multimillion-Dollar Effort To Defeat Susan Collins In 2020
By Kevin Robillard and Amanda Terkel
That’s on top of $2 million already crowdsourced for her future Democratic opponent.
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talks with reporters as she leaves the floor of the Senate after announcing that she will vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh in a speech on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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VIDEOS
Susan Collins Announces Deciding Vote: 'I Will Vote To Confirm Judge Kavanaugh'
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announces her intention to vote in favor of confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 3: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) gets into an elevator after a vote on the Senate floor, at the U.S. Capitol, October 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. An FBI report on current allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected by the end of this week, possibly later today. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Susan Collins Triggers $2 Million In Pledges To 2020 Opponent With Kavanaugh Vote
By Sara Boboltz
Whoever eventually challenges the Maine Republican senator will hit the ground running.
VIDEOS
Getting Lobsters High?
Recreational marijuana is legal in Maine, and one restaurant is using the drug to get its lobsters high before boiling them in a pot. Talk about high class dining!
UNITED STATES - MARCH 21: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, conduct a news conference in the Capitol on legislation to lower health insurance premiums for citizens who pay out of pocket on March 21, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Pressure Mounts On Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski To Block Brett Kavanaugh
By Laura Bassett
The Maine and Alaska Republicans are feeling the heat in their home states ahead of Kavanaugh's confirmation vote.
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks to the media as she leaves a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing evaluating the Intelligence Community Assessment on "Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Don't Count On Susan Collins To Save Roe v. Wade
By Laura Bassett
The Maine senator greenlighted Brett Kavanaugh before Trump nominated him, a source close to her staff said.
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FOOD & DRINK
Maine Hot Dog Restaurant Threatened After It Removes Crinkle-Cut Fries From Menu
By David Moye
The owners of Bolley's Famous Franks in Waterville apologized to customers but said there's no excuse for being so salty.
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WEIRD NEWS
This Video Of A Squirrel Eating Out Of A Condom Sums Up 2018
By David Moye
"It looks like a balloon," one kid says. "Is there stuff inside of it?"
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U.S. NEWS
Senate Candidate Arrested Trying To Deliver Supplies To Detained Kids
By Michelle Lou
Maine Democrat Zak Ringelstein tried to deliver water, toys and books to children housed in a Texas detention center.
PORTLAND, ME - NOVEMBER 7: Sue Vittner, right, walks her completed ballot to the scanning booth at the Merrill Auditorium voting station Tuesday morning. Turnout at the station has been pretty good, according to Election Warden Carol . By 8:20 a.m., the site had processed ballots from 95 voters, which Morrissette estimated was already three times as many voters who cast ballots at the same station during the May election. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Voters Override Lawmakers, Say They Want New Way Of Choosing Candidates
By Sam Levine
Elections in the state will let voters rank candidates in order of preference instead of choosing just one.
AUGUSTA, ME - JUNE 30: During a press conference at the State House on Friday, Gov. Paul LePage said he would not sign any budget that comes out of the legislature today and he will wait the full ten days before vetoing it. If a budget is not passed by midnight, the state will enter into a partial shutdown. (Staff Photo by Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Gov. Paul LePage 'Probably' Won't Certify Primary Election Results
By Sam Levine
The state's top election official says the governor doesn't need to certify election results anyway.
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QUEER VOICES
Maine To Offer A Nonbinary Gender Option On Driver's Licenses
By Alanna Vagianos
More of this, please. 🏳️‍🌈
Representative Bruce Poliquin, a Republican from Maine, questions John Stumpf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Co., not pictured, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Stumpf, fighting to keep his job amid a national political furor, will forgo more than $41 million of stock and salary as the banks board investigates how employees opened legions of bogus accounts for customers. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Democrats Say They Have Proof Health Care Can Turn Trump Voters Against Republicans
By Kevin Robillard
A Democratic experiment in Maine shows the issue hurt GOP Rep. Bruce Poliquin.
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