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— Longtime State House reporter Francis X. Quinn died in Massachusetts last week, according to his obituary in the Boston Globe. He worked for the Associated Press for 28 years, spending most of his time covering Maine politics and the Legislature in Augusta before his 2009 retirement. Hannah Pingree, who was House speaker at that time and now directs the governor's policy office, remembered Quinn as "an old school newsman" who "knew everything going on from the top to the bottom of the State House."
— We look to be headed toward a low-turnout June 14 special election for an open Maine Senate seat in Hancock County between former Sen. Brian Langley, R-Ellsworth, and Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth. Only 375 people in the district requested an absentee ballot as of Thursday, or just over 1 percent of registered voters. Democrats are dominating with 242 requests to just 57 for Republicans, but the share is too small to make much of at this point.
BDN writer Jessica Piper contributed to this item. |
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What we're reading
— A gas station visit by the two Maine Republicans at the top of the 2022 ticket showed how rising costs will dominate politics this year. But the problems are not going to be solved by politicians here, leading to a circular debate.
— When asked whether the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn abortion rights shook her faith in the court, Sen. Susan Collins pivoted to the leak itself and past comments from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, calling both attacks on the court's credibility.
— An investor planning $150 million worth of housing projects centered on luxury rentals is making a big bet on southern Maine's housing shortage. Read our housing coverage.
— This map predicts where Maine's worst browntail moth outbreaks will be. Here's your soundtrack. |
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| Bates College students sit on the lawn and work on beading and cross stitch projects in Lewiston on Sunday. From left are Hallie Hayne, Tia Freund, Alice Wruck and Isla Cotter. Erin Hanlon sits with her back to the camera, at right. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn via AP) |
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| 📷 Lead photo: University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy listens to presentations during a Sunday board meeting at the Glickman Library at the University of Southern Maine. (BDN photo by Sawyer Loftus) |
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