Herb Adams challenging Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross in District 40 Democratic primary

With no Republicans running for the Portland seat, the primary will probably decide the ultimate winner.

Letter to the editor: Adam Cote can deliver on needed gun safety laws

Letter to the editor: Heather Sanborn endorsed for Maine Senate seat

Our View: Debate over – no winners in a chaotic primary

The courts won’t save lawmakers who don’t like ranked-choice voting from doing their jobs.

Portland school board sticks with $112 million budget request

Despite pressure to lower the spending plan because of the tax rate impact, the board backs it, 7-1, and sends it to the City Council.

Skeptical high court hears arguments on blocking ranked-choice voting in Maine primaries

Critics of the law say it could result in post-primary legal ‘chaos,’ but justices indicate the Legislature should act to solve problems with the voting system, rather than the courts.

Our View: Uncontested races usher bad candidates into office

If the right people don’t step up, the wrong people will have access to positions of power.

Maine’s Matt Dunlap gets classified briefing on election vulnerabilities

The state’s elections face little risk, the Maine secretary of state says, because they rely on a low-tech system that has no connection to the internet.

Letter to the editor: Your signature can help widen the field of Maine candidates

Saco candidate for Maine House charged with aggravated assault

Mark Bedell, a Republican, was arrested Sunday, and Republican leaders say he should end his candidacy.