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Kennebunk Select Board member Leslie Trentalange is facing public backlash after comments made last week during RSU 21’s public comment session, where she described parents advocating for Title IX protections as having “pedophilic tendencies” and implied they should be placed on
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Gov. Janet Mills said on Monday that Graham Platner’s tattoo, which has drawn comparisons to Nazi symbolism, is “abhorrent” but added that “it’s up to the people” to decide his political future. Platner is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2026. Follow: @MaineStatePress
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MPI/IFS Partnership: https://t.co/wqmuHMJGKZ CMP/MPI Lawsuit:
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In July, Maine Policy Institute, through its partner organization the Institute for Free Speech, joined Iberdrola Group in successfully overturning an 86% voter-approved referendum that would have prevented foreign-governments from spending money to influence Maine elections.
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DISGUSTING: A proposal to make it illegal to create or possess AI-generated child sexual abuse material failed to advance after a 5 to 5 vote by Maine’s Legislative Council. The bill titled "An Act To Make Artificial Intelligence-Generated Child Pornography Illegal" was
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NEW: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Daira Smith-Rodriguez has dropped out and endorsed Gov. Janet Mills, citing Graham Platner’s past comments about military sexual assault: “As a survivor of military sexual assault, I cannot, in good conscience, indicate support or remain
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined a legal filing defending the 2024 voter-approved referendum that capped individual contributions to super PACs at $5,000 per year. The law, which passed with roughly 75% support, was challenged by Dinner Table Action and For Our
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UNH’s first poll of Maine Democratic Senate primary voters, released October 23, 2025, shows Graham Platner leading with 58%, followed by Gov. Janet Mills at 24%. The survey was conducted as controversy emerged over past online comments and a tattoo Platner has since covered.
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Last month, University of Maine professor Michael Socolow spoke with The New York Times about Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s expanding media portfolio. Socolow said, “Everything is consolidating. What makes these deals different is that they are across multiple platforms. To
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