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Portland Charter Commission candidates disclose fundraising totals At-large candidate Marpheen Chann currently leads the pack of 23 candidates in fundraising, reporting over $10,000 raised, while several other candidates reported no financial activity. Share The 23 candidates seeking nine seats on Portland’s new charter commission were required to report campaign fundraising and spending activity last week. Fundraising efforts vary widely, with a handful of candidates raising thousands of do...

Maine Ethics Commission says Senate District 14 candidate violated election law, but assesses no penalty At issue are four electronic signs posted on behalf of William Guerrette, the Republican candidate in the race, and whether they comply with state election laws. Share A lighted sign on Maine Avenue in Farmingdale, seen March 3, encourages passing motorists to vote for Will Guerrette in the Senate District 14 special election next Tuesday. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file AUGUSTA —A Rep...

Is This Our Party Anymore? — Maines Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled Former Maine Senate President Kevin Raye attended his first Republican convention in 1978 and didn’t miss one until 2016. Former state Sen. Roger Katz, also a lifelong Republican, remembers attending a parade for President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954. But in January, Raye and Katz “got canceled.” Their peers in the Waldo County GOP ratified a resolution that banned Raye and Katz from running for public office a...

Difficult situation. nathan wayne you probably havent had much sleep over the last few days. thank you for speaking with us. >> thank you. >> heather: its four-letter word to consumers, debt. its record levels but credit cards are not playing a leading role. well tell you what is driving the red ink and what it means for your bottom line up next. when the economy tumbled, jpmorgan chase set up new offices to work one-on-one with homeowners. since 2009, weve helped over 250,000 americans keep the...

General electric. it says given the thousands miles between the two countries, hawaii, alaska and u.s. territories and the u.s. west coast are not expected to experience any harmful levels of radioactivity. whether that changes, we just dont know. >> heather: that is good news. >> gregg: the earthquake is most powerful tremor ever reported in japan. three days later, how are people coping with the devastation. nathan wayne is tokyo bureau chief joins us on the telephone. talk to us about people ...