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This Maine lawmaker is trying to ban Flock license plate readers

by Daniel O'Connor 5 hours agoMay 29, 2026

Automatic license plate readers are proliferating in Maine. Footage is sometimes shared with police, raising privacy concerns.

Veteran mocked by Graham Platner calls him an ‘entitled brat’

by Christopher Burns 16 hours agoMay 29, 2026

Graham Platner’s spending surge meets a Republican wall helping Susan Collins

by Michael Shepherd 19 hours agoMay 29, 2026

Justice Department sues Maine over undercover license plates for law enforcement

by Christopher Burns May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Ann LePage endorses Ben Midgley for governor

by Christopher Burns May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

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Maine rep pleads guilty to violating clean election law

by Ethan Andrews May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Shenna Bellows removes transgender sports referendum from the 2026 ballot

by Michael Shepherd May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Bernie Sanders energizes Platner, Jackson supporters with anti-war messaging on Memorial Day

by Michael Livingston, Maine Public May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

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The raw political battle for control of a Maine mill town

by Daniel O'Connor May 25, 2026May 25, 2026

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Maine upholds decision to suspend Medicaid payments to Gateway

by CBS 13 May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

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Most of Maine’s county commissioners are in their 60s and 70s

by Daniel O'Connor May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Maine transgender sports referendum poised to fall off the 2026 ballot

by Michael Shepherd May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Graham Platner will appear on TIME magazine’s cover

by Christopher Burns May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Nirav Shah leads Maine’s unsettled Democratic gubernatorial primary, new poll finds

by Benjamin Kail May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Bobby Charles holds big polling lead in Maine Republican gubernatorial primary

by Benjamin Kail May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

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Janet Mills orders flags lowered to honor firefighter killed in Searsmont blast

by Christopher Burns May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Nirav Shah’s opponents criticize him for getting ad help from a school-choice group

by Benjamin Kail May 19, 2026May 20, 2026

On Sullivan Planning Board, Graham Platner voted to pump the brakes on solar

by Nathaniel Eisen, Inside Climate News/Maine Morning Star May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

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Maine’s biggest ski resort is in a dispute over $150K of taxpayer money

by Daniel O'Connor May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Maine Democrats split over taxing 2nd homes in sharp debate exchange

by Benjamin Kail May 14, 2026May 21, 2026