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Michael Shepherd

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · by Michael Shepherd

    Troy Jackson ahead of Susan Collins in AARP poll, but she's dominating swing voters (opens the original)

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    PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read more Politics coverage here. Democrat Troy Jackson leads U.S. Sen. Susan Collins by 3 points in an AARP poll released Thursday, but no Republican in the group’s battleground Senate surveys this year is doing better with voters who split their

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · by Michael Shepherd

    Hannah Pingree holds double-digit lead over Bobby Charles in AARP poll (opens the original)

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    PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read more Politics coverage here. Democrat Hannah Pingree leads Republican Bobby Charles by 13 points in a new AARP poll, the latest in a string of surveys showing her comfortably ahead in the race for governor. Pingree, a former Maine House speake

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · by Michael Shepherd

    Janet Mills will leave a $1B budget gap behind for her successor to close (opens the original)

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    Maine’s next governor will take office facing a gap of more than $1 billion in their first two-year budget, according to a forecast released by Gov. Janet Mills’ administration Wednesday. The projection covers the budget running from mid-2027 through mid-2029. The governor’s successor must begin building it after Election Day and will be tasked with sending a balanced proposal to lawmakers by early February. That sets up a governing challenge for the Nov. 3 winner. All three candidates have pitc

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · by Michael Shepherd

    Bobby Charles said he'll ask Donald Trump's border czar to send ICE to Maine polls (opens the original)

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    Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles told activists last week that he plans to ask President Donald Trump’s border czar to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Maine polling places this fall. Charles, a lawyer who served in the administrations of former presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, made the remark Aug. 20 with Maine Young Republicans in Arundel, calling border czar Tom Homan a longtime friend from their years appearing on Fox News together. “I’m going

  5. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · by Michael Shepherd

    Paul LePage aims to serve in Congress as long as ‘health and sanity’ allow (opens the original)

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    PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read more Politics coverage here. AUBURN, Maine — Asked Monday how many terms he plans to serve if elected to Congress, former Gov. Paul LePage did not give a number. “It’s all about health and sanity,” the Republican running for Maine’s 2nd Distri

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