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PublishedSeptember 23, 2021
Portland school board member apologizes for past use of homophobic slur
Roberto Rodriguez, who is running for City Council, said he has been reaching out to individuals and community groups to make amends since the old posts began resurfacing last week.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Portland councilor, a plaintiff in lawsuit against the city, won’t recuse herself from dispute
April Fournier's decision runs counter to the city attorney's recommendation that she recuse herself from deliberations of the clean-elections case.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Portland councilors consider next move in clean elections case, but too late for fall vote
Advocates want the City Council to reverse course and put the 2019 citizen initiative on the November ballot, but the clerk says ballots are already being printed.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
Biddeford mayor wants sixth term, faces challenge from former lawmaker
Two candidates have take out nomination petitions: Mayor Alan Casavant and former Rep. Victoria Foley.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
A third city councilor bows out of Portland’s November election
Spencer Thibodeau's announcement widens an opening for an energized progressive wing and Democratic Socialist movement to capture council seats in Maine's largest city.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
Westbrook voters to consider ranked-choice voting in city elections
Residents will vote in November on a proposal that would allow ranked-choice voting in mayoral, City Council and School Committee races.
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Newly elected charter commissioner criticized for tweets calling city manager ‘white supremacist’
After being criticized for her initial tweet, Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef amplified her accusation in a subsequent post.
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PublishedJune 9, 2021
Political momentum and ranked-choice runoffs put reform candidates in charge of Portland charter review
Progressive candidates secured a solid majority on the Charter Commission using ranked-choice voting and an energized political base in an off-year election.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Portland voters approve $125.2 million school budget
It and the municipal budget will result in about a 1 percent overall tax increase; the school spending plan includes close to $3 million in equity-focused initiatives.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Voters elect progressive slate to Portland Charter Commission
The four at-large races were decided by four separate ranked-choice runoffs, a process that upended preliminary totals based on voters' first choices.
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