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Three helicopters and at least 89 personnel are now deployed to suppress the largest wildfire in White Mountain National Forest history.
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Democratic supermajorities in the Vermont House and Senate can now pass legislation without Republican Gov. Phil Scott. But one Democratic strategist says it would be a mistake to assume “they have a mandate to tax and spend.” -
Some UNH students and professors are opposing an effort from the university to remove less-used physical books as part of a library renovation project. -
While Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte won re-election Tuesday, the balance of power in the State House shifted in the direction of Democrats. -
Vote counting in the governor’s race stretched deep into the night Tuesday. Shortly before midnight, Ayotte addressed a roomful of supporters at Tuscan Village in Salem and urged them to be patient — and hopeful. -
Democrat Troy Jackson won a stunning victory early Wednesday morning over Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a race that helps Democrats retake the U.S. Senate and blunt President Donald Trump’s agenda during the last two years of his final term. -
While the Republican incumbent survived the “blue wave” he correctly predicted would crash over Vermont, he will not enjoy the electoral mandate that earned him so much influence in Montpelier during his past two years in office. Voters restored Democratic supermajorities in both chambers of the Legislature. -
With her victory, Hannah Pingree is continuing a political career that began more than two decades ago when she was elected to the Maine House at age 25. -
Incumbent Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander prevailed in the state’s 2nd District, while Stefany Shaheen defeated Republican Anthony DiLorenzo in the 1st District.
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