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Republican Backed By Maine Governor Paul LePage Wins Mayoral Race in Lewiston

John Cronin

Lewiston, the second largest city of Maine, will continue to have a Republican mayor backed by Republican Governor Paul LePage. Shane Bouchard, a city councilor and landscaping company owner, will lead the depressed old mill town.

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Pardons Hard To Come By in Massachusetts

John Cronin

Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, hasn't issued any pardons or commutations of sentences. But neither have most Massachusetts governors since Michael Dukakis.

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