Tag: Michael Carpenter

Wabanaki Alliance releases first legislative scorecard, listing ‘champions’ and ‘adversaries’

Dan Neumann

A new political organization advocating for tribal sovereignty in Maine, the Wabanaki Alliance, has released its first legislative scorecard on their priority bills. The scorecard lists 13 policymakers, including Democratic House and Senate leaders Sara Gideon and Troy Jackson, and two Republicans as “tribal champions.” It highlights six legislators, including two Democrats as “tribal adversaries.”…

Meet the candidates for Maine AG, the most important race you haven’t heard of

Beacon Staff

Update: This episode was updated to include an interview with District Attorney Maeghan Maloney. In this special episode of the Beacon podcast, Taryn Hallweaver interviews all four Democratic candidates running for Attorney General in Maine. This important position will be selected by members of the legislature later this week. Maine is the only state that…

14 Democrats join Republicans in repealing ranked-choice voting referendum

Beacon Staff

In a special session of the Maine Legislature on Monday, lawmakers passed a bill to delay and eventually repeal the ranked-choice voting reform legislation passed with a majority of a statewide vote less than a year ago. “It is truly a sad day in the Maine Legislature,” said Democratic Senator Mike Carpenter of Aroostook County.…