Maine is required by law to have balanced budget and the Trump domestic policy bill is expected to result in billions in lost ...

With federal threats to food assistance and health care looming due to President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, Maine ...

The proposal, which passed the Democratic-controlled Legislature last week, would expand the voting method used in federal ...

As NYC heads into its June 24 primary, voters are using ranked-choice voting to reshape how local democracy works. Here’s what’s at stake—and why the rest of the U.S. is watching.

The attack on Minnesota state lawmakers sent a chill through Beacon Hill, where elected officials say they’re newly balancing accessibility to constituents with protecting themselves and their ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. The author of four books, his new study of the Ken Curtis administration is due next year.

Lawmakers heard hours of testimony on Wednesday from supporters and opponents of a proposed "red flag" gun law, offering a glimpse of the coming public debate over a controversial referendum on the ...

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PORTLAND (WGME) -- Lawmakers have killed three bills requiring photo IDs to vote in Maine, but voters will get their say on one of them. All three bills would have required a photo ID for in ...

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Even though the bill is dead in Augusta, Maine voters will still get to have their say on this issue in November after a citizen’s petition put a voter ID question on the ballot.