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Kaitlyn Budion/Maine PublicWashington County officials are considering what to do about the county's $8 million debt after voters rejected a bond referendum this week. -
Allison Dinner/AP fileNon-profit Maine Equal Justice said SNAP benefit amounts could be about half of what they were for single parents and elderly couples, and some working families might get no benefit at all.
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Mainers have enacted a red-flag gun law at the ballot box, with 58.8% of the vote. The Associated Press called the race at 9:55 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2025. -
Question 1 failed by large margins in southern and coastal areas but also struggled in some rural parts of western and central Maine. -
A conservative group that wants to restrict transgender students' access to sports and school bathrooms is circulating a petition at polling places in Maine on Tuesday. If they collect enough signatures, the measure could be on next year's ballot. -
Alongside the statewide questions, voters will decide multiple local elections including whether to implement a $19-per-hour minimum wage in Portland. -
Meanwhile, Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she is negotiating with a bipartisan group on a potential compromise to end the government shutdown, although any deal would have to be endorsed by Democratic and Republican leaders. -
Two-hour show: Political leaders discuss federal standoff and what it means for Maine; community leaders address statewide impacts -
The Maine Public Utilities Commission plans to open bidding on a 1,200 megawatt renewable energy development and power transmission line.
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Biddeford Mayor Marty Grohman is calling for a special session of the legislature to tap into the budget stabilization fund, also know as the rainy day fund, to pay the 170,000 Mainers expected to lose federal SNAP benefits as of this weekend. -
On Tuesday, Maine voters will settle long-running policy debates over voter ID and guns during an off-year election that has been overshadowed by events in DC and primary contests that won't be decided until next year. -
As the government shutdown heads into November, some 170,000 people in Maine are bracing for the loss of monthly grocery money from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
