Lawmakers consider bill requiring Maine voters to show photo ID at polls
Supporters say a photo ID mandate would boost public confidence in Maine elections, but opponents, including Gov. Mills, say it
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Six candidates vie for spots on inaugural Richmond school board
The special election will be held on March 7.Read More
Read moreDozens apply to serve on school building advisory committee in Maine town
In November, voters rejected a $116 million school building project Read More
Read moreMaine GOP elects new party chair
Joel Stetkis defeated Demi Kouzounas on Saturday and takes over the role immediately. Read More
Read moreMainers set to vote on consumer-owned utility and CMP’s effort to kill it
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Read moreTurner-based MSAD 52 votes to keep ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library
A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a
Read moreSouth Portland City Council Reckons with Refugee, Homelessness Crisis
The South Portland City Council met Tuesday night to work on rules that might resolve the ongoing refugee and homelessness
Read moreMaine lawmaker asked to resign after fraud indictment
Rep. Clinton Collamore (D-Waldoboro) was indicted in December 2022 after an investigation by the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and
Read moreBill would extend MaineCare health coverage to all low-income noncitizens
House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross submitted a similar bill last session, but it did not advance out of committee after
Read moreMaine would buy offshore wind power in huge quantities under proposed law
New legislation would require the Public Utilities Commission to procure enough electricity from offshore wind farms to power 980,000 homes.Read
Read moreLawmakers to propose changes aimed at lowering energy costs in Maine
One of the Republican proposals would promise more transparency and accountability during the bidding process used by the public utilities
Read moreMaine School Board Members Who Pushed Radical Gender Ideology Recalled by Paris Voters
Paris residents voted Tuesday night to recall a pair of school board officials who drew the community’s ire by pushing
Read moreCraven Proposes Bill to Criminalize Parents Leaving 9-Year-Olds in Cars
A Lewiston lawmaker has proposed a bill that would make it a crime for any adult to leave a child
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