Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pitched his new omnibus road safety legislation as a way to improve the state's almost-worst-in-the-nation seatbelt use and cut.
State of Maine: Political sharks are circling the 2nd Congressional District
Just six months from the last congressional election, attention is turning to the next one in November 2022. Republicans think they smell blood in the water around Democratic Congressman Jared Golden. That could be premature.
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is mostly rural, covering about 80 percent of the vast and less populated parts of Maine. Golden has won the 2nd Congressional District twice now. A second win is usually enough to secure a lock on the seat but Golden knows full well that this is not a certainty.
His first race saw him up against two-term incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin, along with two write-in candidates. None of the four got a majority of the vote. For the first time ever, ranked choice voting decided the outcome of a congressional race. In the first incumbent upset since 1916, Golden took Poliquin’s seat 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent.
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Letter to the editor: Bills would launch statewide Maine transit planning
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Your excellent March 28 editorial, “Our View: Transit plan lays out route for future growth” (Page D2), demonstrates the need for a transportation plan for the whole state if we are to avoid sprawl and keep the quality of life people love in Maine.
There are two vital, forward-looking initiatives being heard this year by the Legislature’s Transportation Committee. The first, L.D. 227, requests a study for passenger train service from Brunswick through Augusta to Bangor. This route would allow 90 percent of Mainers to access a rail system within an hour of their home and would build on the great Downeaster service to Portland, Boston and beyond. The second initiative is L.D. 991, asking for a final study for train service from Portland to Lewiston-Auburn.
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