Maine voters didn’t just cap super PAC contributions in 2024, they did it by a landslide. Three out of four said yes to Question 1, a citizen’s initiative that limited campaign contributions to political action committees that make uncoordinated expenditures in support of a candidate to $5,000. But right now, in the middle of the […]
Two of the three gubernatorial candidates vying to succeed Gov. Janet Mills this November agree on the major challenges Maine schools are facing: students are falling behind in reading and math, mental health needs are growing, educators are underpaid and stretched thin, and school buildings are aging without enough resources to replace them. Democratic Hannah […]
The closure of a birthing center at a Damariscotta hospital is moving forward, the MaineHealth Board of Trustees announced Thursday, despite months of community opposition and concern about worsening health access for rural Mainers. In a statement Thursday, MaineHealth announced it would transition inpatient labor and delivery services from Lincoln Hospital to Mid Coast Hospital […]
More than 100 nurses, union members, officials and other supporters are calling on MaineHealth to intervene after federal immigration authorities detained a nurse last week. Members of the Maine State Nurses Association and other supporters gathered outside Maine Medical Center Wednesday in support of Debora Kapisha, an asylum seeker who works at the Portland hospital, […]
Planned Parenthood’s local political arm endorsed Democratic candidate Hannah Pingree on Wednesday, saying she is the only candidate in the gubernatorial race who would expand abortion rights while arguing her Republican and independent opponents cannot be trusted to protect them. At a press conference announcing the support of the Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund PAC, […]
(The Center Square) – Republican Bobby Charles and Democrat Hannah Pingree were announced early Friday as the chosen candidates for governor through ranked choice voting more than a week after the election in Maine's wide open race.
