Democrat Joseph E. Brennan, whose hardscrabble childhood shaped his working-class views in a political career that included two terms as Maine’s governor and two terms in the U.S. House, died Friday evening at his home in Portland. He was 89. Brennan died with his wife at his side a few blocks from the third-floor tenement … Read more
A move to designate two million acres in the Gulf of Maine as a hub for wind energy is snagging a sharp hook from Massachusetts fishermen who say the development overlooks risks to the North Atlantic right whale. A handful of Bay State fishermen advocacy groups are teaming with counterparts from across New England in … Read more
The Maine mass shooter who was a U.S. Army Reservist had a traumatic brain injury before he killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen others last year, according to Boston University researchers. The family of Robert Card released the findings of his brain tissue analysis through the Concussion Legacy Foundation on Wednesday. In … Read more
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Friday that she will be appealing a lower court ruling that placed on hold her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s GOP primary ballot. In late December, Bellows, who is her state’s top election official, ruled that the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause” bars Trump … Read more
It would be better to see voters stop former President Donald Trump’s second shot at a second term through an election, than for judges or administrators to do so by removing the 45th president from the ballot, according to the Bay State’s senior U.S. Senator. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, reflecting on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent … Read more
Facing threats and withering criticism from Republicans and Democrats for her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off her state’s primary ballot, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows took to the airwaves Friday to defend her ruling. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Bellows about Trump sharing her office’s contact information on social media. Bellows acknowledged … Read more
Maine’s secretary of state on Thursday ruled former President Trump is disqualified from holding office and appearing on the state’s primary ballot under section 3 of the 14th Amendment over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol. “The U.S. Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our … Read more
