With Election Day approaching, Democrat Matt Dunlap is making his case for a different direction for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District as he takes on former Republican Gov. Paul LePage. This week on the podcast, Dunlap shares his plans to make healthcare and housing more affordable, protect Medicaid, strengthen unions and challenge Pres. Donald Trump’s agenda.…
Former Gov. Paul LePage rejected expanding Medicaid even if it would help more Mainers get health insurance, proposed deportations as a response to Maine’s housing shortage and dismissed congressional limits on ICE during Thursday’s debate against Democrat Matt Dunlap. LePage, the Republican candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, said he would not support expanding Medicaid…
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage is again criticizing Medicaid expansion as he campaigns for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, despite ample evidence that the program has helped rural hospitals and increased access to care. LePage, the Republican nominee in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, claimed during a May radio interview that expanding Medicaid had hurt rural hospitals.…
Maine’s Democratic candidates spent Labor Day alongside union members and organizers Monday, speaking at events in Portland and Brewer about how government should do more to improve the lives of workers. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hannah Pingree and U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson began the day at the Southern Maine Labor Council’s annual breakfast in Portland,…
Let’s be honest. Matt Dunlap has a tough race in front of him for the open 2nd Congressional District seat. But I think he’s gonna win. We hear a lot about the steep hill Dunlap’s trying to climb — running against a well-known former governor in a district that voted for Trump three times. National…
The member-led board of the Maine People’s Alliance (of which Beacon is a project) has endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson in his race against Sen. Susan Collins, along with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hannah Pingree, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in the 1st Congressional District, and Matt Dunlap in the 2nd Congressional District. “Troy has…
State Auditor Matt Dunlap won the Democratic nomination for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District early Friday after ranked-choice voting reshaped a tightly contested four-way primary. “Today’s results tell us that people want real change and a better future,” Dunlap said in a statement. “Together, we’re going to defeat Paul LePage one more time and make sure…
Look, I don’t want to berate political figures on their way out the door, but it turns out Rep. Jared Golden wasn’t just placating his right flank to win re-election over the past six years. It now appears that the Democrat actually agrees with the direction Trump and MAGA are taking the country. Despite having…
Democrat Jordan Wood announced Wednesday that he’s ending his campaign for U.S. Senate and will instead run for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat, which Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) is vacating at the end of his term. In a video posted to Instagram, Wood said he decided to enter the House race after Golden’s surprise decision…
In a decision last week, the Alaska Supreme Court explained the reasoning behind an earlier ruling that the state’s ranked-choice voting system is indeed constitutional while criticizing a 2017 Maine court’s decision that led to RCV being scaled back here. Advocates of the system say that the Alaska opinion could potentially be used to reexamine…