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 U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that struck down limits on independent political spending does not need to be overturned to rein in Big Money in politics, Neal Katyal argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston on Wednesday in defense of Maine’s 2024 referendum regulating political spending. Whether the […]
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, […]
