PORTLAND, Maine - (NEWS CENTER) Maine is getting time in the national political spotlight, but it's not necessarily the kind of attention the state GOP was hoping for. Many questions remain about the presidential preference poll at the Republican caucuses. NEWS CENTER political analysts Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman talk about that and more In The Arena with Pat Callaghan.
Phil and Ethan also discuss the special election for a state senate seat in Lincoln County won in an upset by the Democratic candidate, and what lessons both parties can take from it. And they talk about the controversy over insurance coverage for contraception, the proposal for an East-West highway, the status of the Human Services budget, and the new education reform proposals.