The process is being used to determine the winners in both gubernatorial races, and the Democratic primary in Maine's 2nd Congressional District.

It was Platner's first test before voters.

Voters are deciding which U.S. Senate, U.S. House and Maine gubernatorial candidates will face off in November, as well as weighing in on school budgets and a host of local elections.

Mainers will cast ballots in primaries for U.S. Senate, two congressional races, governor and dozens of legislative and local races.

Here's a recap of the proposals to require photo ID and make changes to absentee voting, and to put in place a red flag law.

Maine's senior senator says she hopes a public commitment from the Republican majority leader to hold a vote on health care subsidies will be enough for Democrats to reopen the federal government.

The federal food assistance benefits are expected to be suspended starting Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

In addition to serving as director of the Maine CDC, Shah, a Democrat, was a top federal health official in the Biden administration and is now a visiting professor at Colby College.

The two-term Democratic governor will have to fend off primary challenges from several others, including Graham Platner, a 41-year-old veteran and oyster farmer whose campaign has garnered attention.

The laws include protections against online harassment of children, changes to labeling requirements for abortion medication and legislation that would make it easier for residents to purchase their m...

Maine's senior senator reacted Thursday to the firing of U.S. CDC Director Susan Monarez, who was let go by the administration this week following a reported clash with Health Secretary Robert F. Kenn...

Shah was the face of Maine’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and went on to become a top federal health official during the Biden administration.

Democratic leaders in some states are considering changes to congressional maps in response to an effort in Texas, but such changes are unlikely to unfold here.

New data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Maine dropped for the third straight year this year, a decline that is largely attributed to the state moving away from using motels as...

Two bills to create a tracking system received support in the Legislature but weren't funded. A similar bill also failed to make it into law last year.

Turnout is likely to be relatively light for the off-year election, but controversial proposals could drive higher turnout in some communities.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said earlier this month that it would give state and local officials in Maine 10 days to sign a proposed agreement banning transgender athletes or the ...

The change - immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates - eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.

'Maine should be on notice,' Pam Bondi said in a letter to the Maine governor over compliance with President Donald Trump's executive order on transgender students competing in school sports.

The House votes 75-70 along party lines to censure Republican Rep. Laurel Libby for singling out a student who won a track championship to protest Maine's policy allowing transgender athletes to parti...

Lawmakers passed the new waiting period as part of a slate of gun safety reforms following the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston that killed 18 people.

Collins was one of two Republican senators to break ranks and oppose Hegseth Thursday, but it didn't stop the nomination from moving forward.

The Maine Gun Safety Coalition announced at a press conference Thursday morning that it is submitting signatures to put the measure on the ballot this November.

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year.

The proposal would elevate the Governor's Energy Office to a Cabinet-level department if approved by lawmakers as part of the budget.

Democrats will maintain majorities in the House and Senate when lawmakers return Wednesday.

The 39th president of the United States made several stops in Maine on the campaign trail, and even spent the night in the home of a Bangor family on one occasion.

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England said appointment requests for long-acting contraceptives like IUDs nearly doubled in the week after the Nov. 5 election.

All 6 of the party's leaders in the 132nd Legislature represent communities within 26 miles of Portland, opening Democrats to criticism from Republicans for not representing the whole state.

Ranked-choice tabulation Friday determined the three-term Democrat won one of the costliest contests in the country.

In a 15-minute interview with the Press Herald, Maine's senior senator also talked about some of incoming Pres. Donald Trump's early moves and policy goals.