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Elections

Published
April 8, 2013

Belfast Republican says he’s running for Congress

Blaine Richardson of Belfast says he's going to run in next year's primary and already has a campaign committee in place.
Published
March 27, 2013

Gun-control group to aim at Collins in Maine TV ads

The $12 million ad buy in selected states is designed to build support for universal background checks, including guns sold at shows or in private transactions.
Published
March 21, 2013

Pingree backs bill legalizing marijuana

The measure would control the drug at the federal level similar to the way alcohol is regulated.
Published
March 14, 2013

Assault weapons ban joins gun-control bills up for Senate vote

Democrats win committee approval, but the proposal faces an uphill battle before the full Senate.
Published
March 11, 2013

Ex-Sen. Scott Brown takes job with law firm

Brown recently passed up an opportunity to run for the Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John Kerry.

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Published
March 8, 2013

Senate panel approves bill penalizing illegal gun purchases

The bill authored by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont would penalize "straw" purchasers, who buy firearms for another person who is prohibited from obtaining one on his own.
Published
March 6, 2013

One more vies for Kerry seat

Republican Michael Sullivan draws immediate criticism from Democrats on gay-marriage issues.
Published
March 5, 2013

Blaine House talk sparks discussion of Congress race

As Mike Michaud eyes a run for governor, state Sen. Emily Cain weighs a bid for his seat.
Published
March 5, 2013

Bipartisan bill would tighten gun trafficking laws

Maine's Susan Collins and others introduce a measure that would also create the first federal definition of gun trafficking.
Published
March 1, 2013

Sen. Collins backs tax breaks for offshore wind

The Maine senator is co-sponsoring a bill to extend investment tax credits for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind facilities placed into service, or about 600 wind turbines.