Political news coverage by the Maine Public News Team.
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Caitlin Andrews/Maine PublicCutler, a former two-term gubernatorial candidate in Maine, was convicted in 2023 of four felony counts of possession of sexually explicit materials involving children. His probation officer accused Cutler of multiple violations of the terms of his probation last month. -
Phillip Rench for U.S. SenatePhillip Rench, of Waterboro, was one of the first candidates to challenge U.S. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, but the independent is bowing out after citing an undisclosed personal development.
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Officers in the Maine Capitol Police force were informed this week that their unit would eventually be folded into the much-larger state police. But a union official said officers are surprised and concerned about the shift. -
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump Administration unlawfully ended a Federal Emergency Management Agency program designed to help states prepare for and mitigate the effects of natural disasters. -
AdImpact, an organization tracking political ads, estimates the Maine Senate contest could help draw more than $300 million in spending on congressional races in the state next year. That’s nearly a third more than the record-smashing amount spent in 2020 when Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins secured her fifth term. -
U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins both voted Thursday to advance a proposed three-year extension of subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. The two were divided on a Republican plan that would have replaced the subsidies with health savings accounts. -
The bipartisan 231-195 came after Golden, D-District 2, used a parliamentary maneuver known as a "discharge petition" to force a vote on the measure despite opposition from House Republican leaders who typically control the floor agenda. -
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development told a federal court this week that it's withdrawing a funding plan that would have gutted permanent housing services for Mainers. But the state's support network for people experiencing homelessness is still in limbo. -
The citizen's initiative also seeks to impose strict testing and tracking requirements on Maine's medical marijuana industry. But first, the proponents will have to gather enough signatures to send the issue to voters. -
Sen. Angus King is pushing back against efforts by the Trump administration to remove historical information from National Parks. -
A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled the administration illegally ordered a halt to new ocean wind power development. -
Independent Sen. Angus King has indicated that he supports the simple 3-year extension proposed by Democrats. But Republican Sen. Susan Collins is co-sponsoring a 2-year extension that would also impose income caps and require ACA users to pay at least $25 a month.
