Susan Collins positions herself as a common-sense, moderate politician who gets things done for Mainers. But what does the “moderate” label really mean? Someone like her might say that a moderate is someone who wants the government to work for …
On Sunday, Sen. Angus King endorsed Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hannah Pingree in a town hall conversation hosted by the Bowdoin College Democrats.
The endorsement came three months after Pingree’s victory in the Democratic primary, when King’s son, Angus King III, …
The Democratic primary was never supposed to be close. And for months now, it hasn’t been—just not in the way that most people had predicted when rumors began to circulate that Gov. Janet Mills was planning to challenge Sen. Susan …
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Democratic primary candidates for the U.S. Senate in Maine Janet Mills and Graham Platner respectively spoke at town halls organized by the Bowdoin Democrats. To audiences of students, faculty, staff and community members, Mills, the current …
Over 200 protesters lined Maine Street near the Town Green on Sunday afternoon to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity under the Trump administration. Attendees, including Bowdoin students and residents of Brunswick and nearby towns, waved signs with …
The majority of Bowdoin’s student body, 89.9 percent, is not from Maine. I understand why you may pay more attention to politics in your home state or country. However, Maine is your home too, and Hannah Pingree, Democratic …
On Wednesday afternoon in Hubbard Hall, President of the Maine State Senate Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) spoke to students at an event organized by the McKeen Center for the Common Good. Daughtry, whose senate district includes her hometown of Brunswick, began …
With more than 95 percent of votes counted for both measures, Question 1 was rejected with just over 64 percent voting “No.” Question 2, however, passed with nearly 63 …
On Tuesday, November 4, Brunswick voters will fill four town council seats and three school board seats at the Recreation Center on Brunswick Landing. The state will also be voting on two referendum questions with the potential to change absentee …