Good morning from Augusta, where by now there should be a substantial pile amassing of ballots and other materials from Tuesday’s primary election. But that does not mean we’ll have declared winners before next week.
Good morning from Augusta, where lawmakers are deciding if and when to return for a special session.
With ballots cast in Maine’s June 12 election, the focus turns to counting them — again — and nowhere is that task more complicated than the seven-way Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Good morning from Augusta, where the primary election is over but many of the results remain unclear.
Lawmakers set the stage Monday for calling a special session later this month with unanimous agreement on a spending package that doesn’t include any funding for Medicaid expansion or changes to Maine’s minimum wage law.
When Mainers go to the polls Tuesday, they’ll make Maine the first state in nation to use ranked-choice voting in statewide and congressional primary elections.
Good morning from Augusta. The three Democratic candidates vying to face off against Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District agreed on most issues Wednesday night during a debate that was televised statewide.
Good morning from Augusta. A week before the primary election, the seven Democrats vying for their party’s nomination squared off in another televised debate that showed they are in lockstep with each other on many major issues, but apparent leaders in the race are clashing.
The Legislature’s budget committee convened Wednesday after hours of negotiations to agree to advance bills funding raises for direct-care workers and the state’s share of county jail costs for the coming fiscal year.
Good day from Augusta, where we’re looking forward to tomorrow to see whether lawmakers are any closer to compromise on a new spending package than they were in April when they adjourned with dozens of unfinished bills on the table.
