Colin Woodard
Portland Press Herald
Maine, United States
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Outsider Sam Hunkler embraces an alternative way to run for office
Can a retired doctor from Down East get elected Maine governor without money, staff, political experience or a platform? The independent candidate intends to find out. → Read More
After trying to overturn his election loss in 2018, Poliquin won’t say if he’ll respect the results this year
The former 2nd District congressman is seeking is old office after falsely claiming he was denied victory in the 2018 election by a 'black box computer algorithm.' → Read More
Defense contractor pleads guilty to making illegal contributions to Sen. Collins’ 2020 campaign
Martin Kao, CEO of Navatek, organized more than $200,000 in illegal contributions after Susan Collins helped the firm land an $8 million Navy contract in Maine. → Read More
Maine’s congressional delegation divided on Biden’s student loan debt relief
Pingree praises the move, Golden and Collins oppose it as benefiting college-educated Americans, and King suggests he’d prefer a different approach. → Read More
Could a notorious serial killer have murdered Sarah Cherry?
Dennis Dechaine was convicted in the horrific 1988 slaying of the 12-year old Bowdoin girl but has been granted a chance to test evidence with modern DNA techniques. Some believe the profile of the late Richard Evonitz might emerge. → Read More
Gov. Mills joins Dolly Parton’s effort to deliver free books to preschoolers
The country singer spoke about her initiative to a bipartisan group of governors meeting in Portland this week. → Read More
Amid growing national tensions, U.S. governors meet in Portland this week
The National Governors Association is hosting its semiannual meeting in Maine for the first time in nearly 40 years. → Read More
Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s power to combat climate change – but not Maine’s
The 6-3 decision Thursday will have few direct effects on Maine’s ambitious climate change efforts. → Read More
Idexx closing subsidiary, ending business in Russia
The $3.2 billion veterinary medicine powerhouse kept operations going in Russia for four months after the invasion of Ukraine. → Read More
State hires new contractor to complete long-delayed software upgrade
Accenture will be tasked with getting the human resources software system running after the state’s previous failures to do so consumed 5 years and tens of millions of dollars. → Read More
After Kyiv visit, Sen. Collins expresses support for Ukraine military aid
Maine’s senior senator says a trip led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also was meant to signal support for Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids. → Read More
Facing rising costs from aviation partner, LifeFlight sets up in-house air operations
Maine’s air ambulance provider had previously contracted its aviation management to a firm with a reputation for rapidly increasing costs. → Read More
2021 was the Gulf of Maine’s warmest year on record, scientists report
Average sea surface temperatures were 4.2 degrees above the long-term averages from before 2012, when ocean 'heat waves' became commonplace, continuing changes in the gulf ecosystem. → Read More
Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border
Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine's 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own. → Read More
Supreme Court nomination once again puts Susan Collins in spotlight
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, talks to reporters as she meets with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press This time around, Maine’s senior U.S. senator, Susan Collins, doesn’t hold a critical, make-or-break vote that will determine whether the president’s Supreme Court nominee is confirmed. But she is still… → Read More
– Sen. King warns of Russian cyberattacks against U.S.
Sen. Angus King said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to lash out with cyberattacks aimed at the United States and other countries as his frustration builds over Ukrainian resistance to his invasion and the near universal condemnation of his actions. “We have to be more and more concerned about and prepared for a cyberattack, which means individual people at their… → Read More
Gov. Mills calls White House, gets more COVID-19 treatments for Maine despite undercount of cases
Maine has been getting a smaller allocation of a monoclonal antibody treatment because of a large backlog of positive tests that have yet to be screened and added to the daily total of confirmed new cases. → Read More
Backlog of positive tests reduces Maine’s ration of lifesaving COVID-19 drug
With tens of thousands of test results waiting to be processed, the state's case rate is artificially low, and that is reducing Maine's federal allocation of monoclonal antibody treatment. → Read More
Collins helps block voting rights reform as King warns U.S. democracy could collapse without it
Maine’s senators took starkly opposed positions in a fiery late-night debate and vote Wednesday. → Read More
With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral vote counting process
Legal experts say ambiguities in the 1887 Electoral Count Act need correcting to prevent future attempts to overturn presidential elections. → Read More