The “O.U.R. S.H.O.R.E” Program is being developed to provide guidance and training for using nature-based design practices to protect against shoreline erosion. This program serves homeowners, ...

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State election officials will confirm the winner in the next week or two, after a counting process that involves multiple rounds of elimination. By Jenna Russell The Republican primary for governor in ...

Winners in the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor and in a Democratic congressional primary have not yet been determined. By Nick Corasaniti Results from Tuesday’s elections in Maine ...

Debate over trans athlete question puts Maine referendum process in the spotlight Here’s how the state’s century-old citizen initiative process works.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most laws in Maine are made by the Legislature at the State House in Augusta. But since the early 1900s, Maine voters have also ...

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Threat actors are continuing to exploit a critical, now-patched security flaw impacting FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS) deployments to deliver a credential-stealing malware family dubbed ...

Here’s how the state’s century-old citizen initiative process works. A citizen initiative petition form is shown on screen and reviewed during a May 12 hearing at the Maine State House. Photo by Matt ...

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Ranked choice is used in races for governor, the state Legislature and federal offices during the primary, but only in federal races during the general election. Ranked-choice ballots are prepared for ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. There has been lots in the news about the ballot initiative that would ban ...