campaign finance
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Legislation that would silence foreign companies in Maine ballot campaigns gets first look
Three bills before the Maine Legislature would prevent companies like Hydro-Quebec from spending money to influence statewide ballot questions, including one in November on a controversial power line.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2021
U.S. campaign finances rocked as major firms halt political contributions after Capitol riot
Last week’s violence appears to have companies scrambling to figure out how to react, as they increasingly realize that this is not an ordinary political dispute and the option of sitting on the sidelines grows increasingly unsatisfying.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2021
The Maine Millennial: Gideon should donate her campaign cash
The $14.5 million war chest the former candidate is sitting on could help a lot of struggling Maine people.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2020
Another View: Action needed to curb political spending
The only way to reverse the damage caused by the Supreme Court is to amend the Constitution.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
The View From Here: 2020 shows damage done by too much money in politics
The funding that’s flooding the state doesn’t make us better informed – it just makes us mad.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Ethics commission to review records of Maine legislative ‘leadership PACs’
While commissioners stress that the reviews will be conducted 'without any suggestion of impropriety,' findings of problems could lead to proposals for regular audits of the political action committees.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2020
Our View: Out-of-control money in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
The state is no better informed after $200 million in campaign spending, but we may be more divided than ever.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Heat is way down this year in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
First-term Democrat Jared Golden appears to have a big advantage over Republican challenger Dale Crafts.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
PAC spending on tires, clothing spurs complaint against state Republican leader
But it is unclear how the Maine Ethics Commission will come down on the complaint because rules governing political action committees are different than those for Clean Elections candidates.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Ad targeting Collins over Postal Service debts leaves a lot out
Postal finances are more complicated than the ads let on, and members of both parties have had a hand in bringing the agency to where it is today.
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