By JAMES HOHMANN | Politico

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Ron Paul has known for more than a week that he would finish fourth in Florida.

So instead, he skipped the Sunshine State and campaigned …

By Guy Taylor-The Washington Times

AUBURN, Maine — The first thing that jumps out at a visitor to the Remedy Compassion Center is how neat and clean it is. The walls are an immaculate blue from floor to ceiling, and the freshly …

By Alexander Bolton -The Hill

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), once the Democrats’ great hope for bipartisan healthcare reform legislation, has taken surprisingly conservative positions in the Senate this year.

Snowe said observers should not be surprised. She said that while her actions might …

By Glenn Adams, Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine — A Democratic congresswoman and tea party followers are joining the fray over Gov. Paul LePage’s removal of a mural depicting the state’s labor history from a state office.

Rep. Chellie Pingree said the mural, which …

CNBC

ORTLAND, Maine – The federal government Tuesday granted Maine a waiver of a key provision in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, citing the likelihood that enforcement could destabilize the state’s market for individual health insurance.

The U.S. Health and Human …

By Steve Peoples, Roll Call

The Tea Party Express, which raised and spent millions of dollars to knock off moderate Republicans in Alaska, Colorado and Delaware in the 2010 election cycle, is now going after Olympia Snowe in Maine.

The conservative group, …

Ken Christian, WCSH 6

SANFORD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — While attending a meeting for business leaders in Sanford, Governor Paul LePage spoke out about why he would not attend Martin Luther King ceremonies on the upcoming holiday.

LePage has declined invitations from …

By Seth McLaughlin-The Washington Times

Republicans last week painted the country’s northeastern corner red last week, grabbing control of the state House, Senate and governor’s mansion in Maine for the first time in more than four decades in …

Rasmussen Reports

A month ago, Republican Paul LePage led Democrat Libby Mitchell by nearly 20 points in Maine’s gubernatorial race. Now LePage’s support has fallen to a new low, putting him in a near tie with Mitchell.

The latest Rasmussen …

By MANU RAJU, Politico

Stung by a series of setbacks on must-pass legislation, Democrats think they’ve found a culprit: local tea party influence in the home states of usually reliable moderates.

In a span of just a few days, …