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What we're reading
— Poliquin said he would have opposed a bipartisan gun, mental health and school safety bill backed by Golden and negotiated in part by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
— LePage opposes a wind farm 30 miles off the Maine coast that is the subject of a federal application from Gov. Janet Mills, Maine Public reports.
— After his March arrest on child pornography charges, former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler sold his Portland townhouse to a Texas couple for $1.8 million, far above the $1.25 million that he paid for it in early 2021.
— Portland's November referendum may be brought to you by the Democratic Socialists of America, whose local chapter says it secured enough signatures to get progressive minimum wage, rent and tourism questions on the ballot.
— Collins called Russian sanctions against her and other notable political figures "a badge of honor."
— Here are some of the houses you can find for $1 million outside of Portland. Read our ongoing coverage of housing and real estate. |
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News and notes
— Keep an eye on this hot issue in regional politics: Former Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, who is trying to regain his seat and is floating a tax credit for Maine Turnpike tolls collected each year. The issue is fraught in the area because Interstate 95 from Lewiston to Portland is a toll road, while a comparable stretch between Brunswick and Portland is not. Lewiston-Auburn lawmakers in both parties have hammered toll increases over the years. Brakey faces former Rep. Bettyann Sheats, D-Auburn, in the November election.
— There have been no endorsement surprises in former LePage's race with Mills so far. LePage locked down his first outside endorsement of the 2022 campaign on Wednesday from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Maine, marking the third straight election for LePage in which the contractors group backed him. Mills was backed by the reliably liberal Maine Service Employees Association last week.
— Mills will be at Hollander & de Koning, a Trenton mussel-growing company, on Wednesday to roll out $15 million in federal funding for seafood dealers and processors. Her news conference is set for 12:15 p.m. She will tour The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor later in the day. |
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| Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine's 2nd District, smiles at his 1-year-old daughter, Rosemary, after taking a tour at Husson University in Bangor on Tuesday. (BDN photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik) |
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| 📷 Lead photo: Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine's 2nd District listens to House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, speak at a news conference at the Bangor Waterfront on Tuesday before a fundraiser for Poliquin's campaign. (BDN photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik) |
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