Susan Cover's blog

 Members of the Kennebec County Democratic Committee voted unanimously Thursday night to send a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to forge ahead on health care.

 A Rasmussen Reports survey released today shows most Americans want a government-run health care option to compete against private companies.

 U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is part of a congressional delegation that is on an official visit to the Middle East, according to her office.

 J. Martin Vachon of Mariaville is the 17th person to file paperwork with the state ethics commission to run for governor.

 Rosa Scarcelli, one of six Democrats running for governor, will hit the road today for a “listening tour” in Bangor, Millinocket, Calais and Bar Harbor, her campaign said.

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 Mark Sullivan, former senior policy advisor to U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, has joined No on 1/Protect Maine Equality as communications director.

 Things will pick up at the State House next week, starting Monday with a rare meeting of the House Ethics Committee and continuing through Thursday as other legislative committees convene.

 U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will participate in a hearing today that examines “The U.S. Postal Service in Crisis,” according to her office.

 The Legislature's top two women -- Senate President Libby Mitchell and House Speaker Hannah Pingree -- are featured in a story in the July/August issue of State Legislatures, a magazine put o