Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.

The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and how it will handle President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

While Maine voters have overwhelmingly passed laws in the past two general elections to place stricter regulations on money in politics, those reforms have so far been blocked as legal battles play out in the courts.

The chair of the Maine Democratic Party announced Thursday she won’t seek re-election when members select leaders later this month. Bev Uhlenhake, a former city councilor and mayor in Brewer and former chair of the Penobscot County Democrats, has served as chair of the state party since January 2023. She is also a previous vice chair of the party.

Backers of a plan to require photo identification to vote in Maine elections collected more than 170,000 signatures to put the question on the ballot this year. The group Voter ID for Maine submitted the signed petitions on Monday to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' office for review and certification,

Senate conservatives are pushing a bill that would reallocate the state’s four electoral votes, splitting them up instead of allocating them completely to whichever candidate wins the popular vote.

A campaign pushing to require a photo ID for voting says it's collected more than 170,000 signatures to get the issue on the November ballot. Opponents warn it's one of the most restrictive in the U.S.

Bobby Hite, Suzanne Sayer and Chelsea Suvlu will be on the March 11 special election ballot to replace ex-School Committee member Benjamin Briggs, according to Town Clerk Jillian Richards. The filing period ended Friday, Jan. 10. Briggs, who was elected in November 2022, resigned due to moving out of Maine.

A group of domestic violence survivors rallied in downtown Sanford on Thursday morning to protest a Maine lawmaker's reelection after he was accused of assaulting his wife. Finding Our Voices, a statewide nonprofit that provides support for survivors of domestic violence,

PORTLAND (WGME) -- You will soon have to show a picture ID to vote in Maine if one conservative group gets its way. Organizers turned in what they say are more than 170,000 signatures, more than is required to force a state-wide vote on the issue. The Secretary of State’s Office will now review and formally certify the signatures on the petitions.

While Maine voters have overwhelmingly passed laws in the past two general elections to place stricter regulations on money in politics, those reforms have so far been blocked as legal battles play out in the courts.

(The Center Square) — Backers of a plan to require photo identification to vote in Maine elections collected more than 170,000 signatures to put the question on the ballot this year. The group ...