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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 27, 2026

The challenges here in Houlton — the closure of the birthing center, the reduction in workforce at a critical moment, and the refusal to engage in a fair contract that supports nurses and safe patient-nurse ratios — is indicative of some…

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Wes Allen
@wesallen· AL· May 27, 2026

You want somebody in that office who can lead, and there’s nobody better prepared to be lieutenant governor than myself.

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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 27, 2026

We take the integrity of the petitions just as seriously as we take the security of voting. It's really important that anyone seeking to place a initiative on the ballot follow the law.

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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 26, 2026

Unfortunately, in this case, at least two out-of-state circulators failed to follow Maine law, and that is why their petitions have been invalidated.

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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 26, 2026

Citizen initiatives are direct democracy. Just as we take voting security seriously, we take petition integrity seriously.

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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 26, 2026

If the DOJ wants to sue us over that, we’ll see them in court. And we will win just like we did [Thursday.]

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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 26, 2026

We don’t have secret police in a democracy, and covert civil immigration enforcement is not something Maine will facilitate.

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Diego Morales
@diegomorales· IN· May 26, 2026

Let me say this loud and clear, I will always choose to do what’s right for the people of Indiana and no political pressure or politically motivated attacks on me or my office will persuade me from doing what’s right, not now, not ever.

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Diego Morales
@diegomorales· IN· May 26, 2026

This is nothing more than political retribution for me standing with our great President against those who fiercely opposed him.

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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 22, 2026

I know Hannah and Troy well, and I know that we share the same commitment to progressive change for the people of Maine.

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Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows· ME· May 21, 2026

Let me clear – Trump and the DOJ may continue to try to interfere with free and fair elections run by the states. We will not let them.

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Diego Morales
@diegomorales· IN· May 21, 2026

The decision belongs in the hands and only the hands of Republican convention delegates and I’m confident I’ll be renominated.

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Brad Raffensperger
@bradraffensperger· GA· May 19, 2026

I just wish those folks in Washington DC could talk a little bit nicer to each other and actually get something accomplished for the rest of us.

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Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Mar 31, 2026

Will not let this order stand without a fight and will meet the federal government in court.

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Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Mar 31, 2026

Nothing more than a push to weaponize the sensitive personal information of voters in this country

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