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Platner's scandals shadow campaign as US Senate race in Maine takes shape
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (43+ words) The U. S. Senate race in Maine will be one of the most closely watched and expensive in the 2026 cycle as both parties plan massive investments in the fight for control of Congress. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump made clear that he...
Maine secretary of state rules transgender sports referendum invalid for ballot
2+ week, 1+ day ago (150+ words) Protect Girls Sports in Maine can file an appeal within 10 days, which they plan to do, but Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says it's now past the deadline to put the referendum on the November ballot. She says her…...
Maine transgender athlete referendum faces legal challenge over valid signatures
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (325+ words) The lawsuit filed by a trio of Maine citizens says hundreds of petition signers signed more than once and hundreds more lacked the required accurate date information. Those filing the suit also say they have found dozens of signatures from…...
Maine voters to decide in November on ban of trans athletes from girls sports
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (15+ words) Baltimore Sun...
The data center boom meets resistance in Maine as lawmakers pass a yearlong freeze
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (695+ words) By PATRICK WHITTLE and MARC LEVY Proposals to slap a moratorium on data centers have been introduced in at least a dozen states, but other than Maine's, none have even passed a legislative chamber. That's as some states struggle to…...
Maine public schools will soon be required to ban phones during school day
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (14+ words) Baltimore Sun...
Maine Chamber of Commerce pushes back on millionaire surtax, relief checks
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (216+ words) Baltimore Sun Major Eastern Shore drug bust nets $4 M in cocaine, 13 arrests Maryland Gov. Wes Moore dodges question on dishonesty, leadership concerns Maryland could face $60 B in liability from thousands of child sex abuse claims Orioles trade 2025 draft pick for…...
Democratic primary race for US Senate in Maine is getting ugly with new ad
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (34+ words) Maine Gov. Janet Mills, running against oyster farmer and former Marine Graham Platner in the November Democratic Senate primary, says "it's important Maine voters hear Platner's own words and the absolutely abhorrent...
Maine leaders respond to audit alleging state misspent $45 M in Medicaid funding
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (27+ words) Maine Gov. Janet Mills said "my administration has implemented new and unprecedented licensing requirements for Medicaid providers, prioritized audits, and worked directly with state and federal au...
Report: ICE sightings down significantly in Maine since first week of surge
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (36+ words) The Maine Immigrants" Rights Coalition reported 119 sightings from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, which is down from more than 500 in the first week of the ICE surge in Maine, known as "Operation Catch o...