Colin Woodard
Kennebec Journal
Maine, United States
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Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill
The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4. → Read More
Bill to protect electoral vote counts could pass next week, but time is short
Congressional leaders say reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act will be attached to a giant federal spending bill headed for a vote before Congress adjourns. → Read More
Harvard study finds sovereignty constraints on Maine tribes caused them enormous economic damage
The Harvard Kennedy School study found Maine tribes' economies grew by only 9 percent since 1989, far below the U.S. tribal average of 61 percent. → Read More
As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout
Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator's seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements. → Read More
Collins, King upbeat that electoral count reforms will pass during Congress’s lame duck session
The Senate bill, which aims to prevent a repeat of the tactic insurrectionists used on Jan. 6, 2021, gained six more sponsors this week. → Read More
Midterms reveal Republican decline across large swaths of Maine
Democrats gained strength across the lower third of the state, holding onto the Blaine House, the Legislature and both U.S. House seats. Republicans confront a party in crisis. → Read More
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
LePage has a long history of undermining faith in elections
The Republican nominee for governor said at Tuesday's debate that he believes Biden was elected legitimately, but he has made many evidence-free claims that various Maine elections were stolen or rigged. → Read More
First Maine gubernatorial debate kept fact checkers busy
Former Gov. Paul LePage made several false claims while Gov. Janet Mills used spin, and independent Sam Hunkler asserted he didn’t know the answers and made few factual claims at all. → Read More
Electoral count reforms championed by Sen. Collins on track to pass in Senate
There are 10 Republican sponsors for reforming the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which former President Donald Trump attempted to exploit to overturn the result of the 2020 election. → Read More
Prospects fade for federal bill to expand Maine tribes’ rights
The House passed Rep. Jared Golden’s bill to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws, but it appears to have stalled in the Senate. → Read More
Dr. Oz’s wife’s Cumberland estate becomes Senate campaign fodder in Pennsylvania
The Republican nominee to fill Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is taking fire from his opponent for not knowing the number of homes his family owns, including his wife’s family’s $3.9 million oceanfront family compound in Cumberland Oz, a Trump-endorsed celebrity doctor and former host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” has been coming to Maine for decades with his wife, Lisa Lemole Oz,… → Read More
Golden, Pingree join House Democrats to pass Inflation Reduction Act
Rep. Jared Golden, the only U.S. House Democrat to vote against his party’s $2 trillion social policy and climate bill late last year, joined with Rep. Chellie Pingree and other Democrats Friday to pass a smaller version of the bill that still contains massive investments in environment and social programs. The high-profile legislation, which invests $437 billion but raises an estimated $737… → Read More
Some Maine Republicans join party’s attacks on FBI search of Trump property
Former President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Trump Tower, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in New York. Julia Nikhinson/Associated Press Maine’s Republican Party leadership and top-of-the-ticket candidates have rallied to the defense of former President Donald Trump after the FBI obtained a warrant from a federal judge to search his Florida home, repeating his baseless claims that it is part of… → Read More
Insulin price cap championed by Collins stripped from spending bill by fellow Republicans
Maine’s U.S. senators both support proposals to cap insulin prices and have each introduced legislation over the past two years to do so, but it wasn’t enough to secure passage of the measure as part of the Democrats’ climate change, tax and health care bill Sunday. Forty-three Republicans voted to strip out the measure, which would have capped insulin at $35 per month. While a majority of… → 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
Collins-Manchin bill to protect electoral count endorsed at key hearing
The bill would reform the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which former President Donald Trump attempted to exploit in trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. → Read More
Rep. Golden’s bill to expand rights of Maine tribes passes U.S. House
Gov. Janet Mills opposes the measure by her fellow Democrat to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws. → 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