Governor’s race: Pension ‘time bomb’ missing in action from candidates’ platforms
How each of Maine's gubernatorial do, or do not, plan to confront issues with Maine's pension system.
Voters locked up pension ‘cookie jar;’ now jar needs more money
Lawmakers discuss Maine's troubled pension system.
‘Someone else’s liability’ behind $4 billion pension debt
Not paying bills on time, making promises without knowing costs, losing money in the stock market and ignoring repeated warnings the debt is getting worse adds up to troubled state pension system.
Looming bill for pensions will command larger share of taxes paid to state
Maine is staring down a huge debt bill of $4.4 billion for pensions that will be due in 2028.
Saving trees to housing the needy: What the four Democratic gubernatorial candidates say they’ve done
One takes credit for leading the fight to save the forests. One for lowering Mainers’ taxes. One champions cleaning up a river. Another for housing the old and poor across Maine.
From spying to saving Fenway: Checking out the resumes of the GOP candidates for governor
One candidate says the Navy gave him a medal for spying on the Soviets. Another talks of leaving home at age 11 and living on the streets before being taken in by a family.