Nearly two-thirds of Maine voters backed requiring photo identification to vote, according to a University of New Hampshire poll…

Sen. King is working on a SS plan with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana. It has not been released yet, but early reports show it could raising the retirement age from 67 to roughly 70,…

A “concept bill” is basically a detail-free statement of intent, like “An Act to Reform Education.” Under current rules, lawmakers can supply the text of the bill at the last possible minute making public scrutiny difficult if impossible.…

Sen. Angus King’s 2018 campaign targeted journalists and ordinary Mainers for censorship if their posts showed they were critical of the Senator or supported his opponents……

Sen. King’s 2018 campaign flagged hundreds of social media accounts in communications with Twitter, including those run by the Maine Republican Party and conservative activists.…

Rep. Clinton Collamore Jr. (D-Waldoboro) resigned his recently won seat in the Maine House today after pleading not guilty to state charges of defrauding program that uses taxpayer dollars to pay for campaigns.…

Former Maine Assistant House Minority Leader Joel Stetkis ousted Maine Republican Party Chair Demi Kouzounas on Saturday after a bad 2022 election for the party.…

Gov. Mills will discuss the challenges Maine faces, highlight her budget proposal, & outline actions her Admin. is taking to strengthen the economy & improve the lives and livelihoods of Maine people…

The Maine Democratic Party said it has made no decision on what it will do with a $100,000 donation from an executive at the bankrupt crypto firm FTX.…

More than $28.5 million was spent by candidates, party committees and outside groups to influence the race, according to the reports. That included just about $8.3 million spent by the candidates.…

After Democrats agreed to a key demand for a public hearing, the top Republican in the Maine Senate voted to advance a heating aid package, paving the way for passage when the Legislature convenes early next month.…

Rep. Drew Gattine, D-Westbrook, took the party reins after being termed out of his Maine House seat. Now that he’s been elected to the House again, he is forgoing a bid for a new term as party chair to focus on his legislative duties.…

Lawmakers who accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried, including Sen. Susan Collins, now can’t move fast enough to offload their contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere else but their own campaign coffers.…

Senate President Troy Jackson said that his party wants to hold a hearing on a stalled heating aid bill in a development that could secure support from Senate Republicans who voted down a $473 million package last week.…

Maine state senators from different parties proposed reining in relief payments under a stalled heating aid bill, but it was panned by top Democrats for……

In the week since Maine Senate Republicans voted down a $473 million heating aid bill led by Gov. Janet Mills, there has been little positive movement on the issue.…

Even as disagreements grow across the aisle in Augusta, many Legislators seem united on one front: Wanting Gov. Mills to take a middle road in a politically and geographically diverse state.…

Mills placed blame for the heating aid bill failure squarely on Senate Republicans. She called on them to reconsider their votes against the package, which would deliver $450 relief checks to most Mainers and heating assistance to low-income households & money for emergency housing.…

The Maine Ethics Commission voted Wednesday to fine a group that supported Democratic state legislative candidates nearly $11,000 for failing to disclose its top donors and for filing a late report.…

The Maine Republican Party is not to blame for Maine Republicans losing early and often on Election Day, according to Maine GOP Chair Demi Kouzounas and GOP Executive Director Jason Savage.…