Former cop makes new push to repeal Maine’s legal marijuana law
The new fight, made public on Wednesday, was an unexpected hurdle to the Legislature’s already fraught special session.
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Biding our time before ranked ballots are counted and the Maine Legislature returns
The Democratic gubernatorial primary may soon be decided and the Legislature is coming back to Augusta, but not before talking more about a spending package.
Happy Election Day! Maine is making history in a way that increases uncertainty
Polls are open across Maine and ranked-choice voting is leading to one of the most uncertain elections in recent memory here.
Where to find Maine’s candidates on the eve of Election Day
There will be hand-shaking and door-knocking ahead of Maine’s big primaries on Monday.
Democrats spar over ‘dark money’ ads in contest to challenge Poliquin
Ads that promote Democratic 2nd Congressional District candidate Lucas St. Clair without disclosing donors are still the biggest issue in the race.
Gun talk continues to shape Maine Democrats’ race to replace LePage
It’s not policy that Janet Mills and Adam Cote disagree on, it’s the past.
Maine is edging closer to a public campaign financing crisis
A bill left unfinished by the Legislature earlier this year could prevent the Maine Ethics Commission from dispersing clean election funds to candidates after July 1.
How ranked-choice voting is changing Maine campaign strategy
Three Democrats are collaborating against Attorney General Janet Mills in the gubernatorial race and one Republican wants to go it alone in ranked-choice voting.
In need of rural voters, Maine Democrats leave gun ban out of party platform
There were mixed results for progressives at the Democratic state convention, where gubernatorial candidates also previewed a strategy against front-runner Janet Mills.
Even when the Democrats who want LePage’s job argue, they mostly agree
The front-runner in the field is drawing criticism, but Democrats mostly agree on taxes while dividing on some of the specifics.
