In the weeks after the election, appointments for contraceptives, like IUDs, grew at Maine's Planned Parenthood centers from a weekly average of 26 to 48.

President Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order that affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of persons residing in each state in a census count used for election maps.

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.

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.

Fear about possible changes to contraception coverage is motivating a number of Mainers to get IUDs and other forms of long-lasting birth control.

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,

The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.

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,

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.

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.

SKOWHEGAN — Four residents are set to face off in a Feb. 11 special election to fill a vacancy on the Board of Selectmen. Amanda Bisol, Whitney Cunliffe, Ester Franklin and John Grohs are set to appear on the ballot.