5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (325+ words) PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) - Maine’s highest court has ruled that a bill aiming to expand ranked choice voting to state-level races would be in violation of the Maine constitution. Lawmakers have been considering amendments to current law that would open up…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (608+ words) Maine's Supreme Judicial Court said Monday that a proposed expansion of ranked-choice voting would violate the state constitution. A bill pending in the Legislature would expand ranked-choice voting to races for governor and legislative seats by counting only the final…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (298+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine Republicans are pushing back against the initial language released by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on a ballot question seeking to ban transgender students from girls’ sports and private spaces. The initial drafting of the ballot…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (260+ words) As Governor Janet Mills signed a bill Thursday that provides millions in emergency funding to support legal services for indigent Mainers facing criminal charges, organizations that provide help in civil cases say they need additional funding. The state's network of…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago   (401+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Mainers who lost money to third-party scammers through kiosks operated by Bitcoin Depot could soon be able to recover their funds. Maine’s Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection entered into a consent agreement that recovers $1.9 million taken from…...

9+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (108+ words) Maine scored a legal victory over the Trump administration. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and a coalition of 20 states sued the administration after President Donald Trump unilaterally canceled... Maine scored a legal victory over the Trump administration. Maine Attorney General…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (528+ words) The Maine Human Rights Commission added an Androscoggin County school district to a lawsuit that now includes six schools it is suing over policies that ban transgender students from playing sports and using facilities that align with their gender identity....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (751+ words) The Trump administration is once again threatening to reduce federal food assistance funding to some left-leaning states — including Maine — as part of the latest salvo in a monthslong fight over access to personal data on food stamp recipients. The dispute…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (516+ words) Both the House and Senate voted to pass a bill to force the release of the Epstein files. It will now head back to President Trump's desk. President Trump and First Lady Melania participate in a dinner with the Crown…...