State of Maine: Tourism not a one-size-fits all issue for Downeast communities
Tourism has been a bit of a roller coaster over the last few years.
Jill Goldthwait
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State of Maine: New movement enters the complicated party landscape
“Not left. Not right. Forward.” And so, a new political party is launched in our country with three priorities: free people, thriving communities and vibrant democracy. The party has an ambitious premise: “Reinventing what a political party should be.” The principals are New Jersey’s former Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman, former Democratic candidate for president …
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State of Maine: Is ‘better than the alternative’ the best we can do?
What does a Democrat such as Golden “have to do” in a reddish district such as Maine’s 2nd CD to win election?
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State of Maine: Williams hoping for better things in potential second term
Democrat Lynne Williams is seeking a second term in the Maine House of Representatives.
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State of Maine: Local public servant jobs are increasingly thankless
Whether it is the utter breakdown of civility among elected officials at the national level or the absolute lack of constraint in the public sphere, singling oneself out by volunteering for public service can be thankless, dangerous or fatal.
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State of Maine: Independent thinker Coston looking to shake up the status quo
In one of the few contested primaries in Hancock County, Stephen Coston of Bar Harbor bested Duncan Haass of Lamoine by a vote of 307-191.
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State of Maine: Outgoing Maine House member reflects on her time in Augusta
Politics has a short memory for those no longer in the game.
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State of Maine: Definition of freedom worth reflecting on this Fourth of July
“Freedom” is no longer a shared belief in America.
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State of Maine: Grohoski wins “prequel” race against Langley ahead of November rematch
In the special election, Democratic Rep. Nicole Grohoski won a decisive victory over Republican former state Rep. and Sen. Brian Langley with about 64 percent of the vote.
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State of Maine: Golden drops the ball on gun control legislation
Maine Congressman Jared Golden was the only one of 224 congressional Democrats to vote against a gun safety bill passed by the House last week.
