The margin of support for the marijuana legalization and gun background checks questions is now just 9 percentage points.
Election 2016
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Trump looks for opening; Clinton tries to boost turnout
Donald Trump seeks to win states that had been seen as out of reach, while Hillary Clinton wants to build enthusiasm among her supporters.
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Young voters in Maine could sway tight races
Ballot questions on raising the minimum wage and legalizing marijuana could draw 18- to 30-year-olds on Election Day.
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Augusta voters to decide on fire station, street work proposals
Ballot questions to borrow $6 million for fire station expansion, $1.3 million for street and sidewalk work, go to Augusta voters.
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Starks selectman, former Madison selectman vie for Somerset County Commissioner’s seat
Both Cyprien Johnson and Paul Frederic have served several terms as selectmen and are currently on the county budget committee.
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FBI gets warrant to search emails in Clinton case
Officials say the messages include correspondence linked to the Democratic presidential nominee and her top aide Huma Abedin, former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s estranged wife.
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Sanders will campaign for Clinton in Portland on Tuesday
The Vermont senator will speak at 6:30 p.m. at Deering High School.
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Poll: Cain and Poliquin virtually tied, again
With less than two weeks until the election, the race between U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Democratic challenger Emily Cain shows her up by one percentage point in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
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Clinton extends her lead in latest Maine Sunday Telegram poll of voters
The late-October numbers favor the Democrat, even in the more conservative 2nd District, which shifted markedly since September.
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Future is hazy for marijuana and the workplace
Question 1: The marijuana legalization effort puts the state in ‘uncharted territory’ that some labor experts say pits individual rights against those of Maine’s employers.