AUGUSTA – If the 2004 legislative session came in like a lion and went out like Tyrannosaurus rex, the current atmosphere at the State House has become so increasingly kumbaya that it’s hard to believe Democrats and Republicans were resolving their differences in court only two years ago. Read More
AUGUSTA – Republican and Democratic leaders at the State House each believe they are well positioned to claim majorities in the House and Senate this fall. They base their assessments on the number and quality of legislative candidates filing nomination papers with the Secretary of… Read More
AUGUSTA – Democrats have effectively held control of the Maine House of Representatives for three decades, and as a new session opened this week they continued to cling to power – barely. Opening day featured an improbable turn of events, with a final resolution still… Read More
BANGOR – The final straw for former state Rep. Hugh Morrison came when his Republican leadership called him “into the woodshed” for voting with Democrats on a budget bill. “I said never again will they summon me down there and chew me out for voting… Read More