The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will soon weigh in on whether lawmakers could expand ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and State House races in the November general election.
The session was colored by this year’s elections, but was still pretty quiet, with no single issue stealing the spotlight at the State House.
In the April 5 edition of the Sunday Telegram, Richard Flowerdew, a well-credentialed person, had published a misleading op-ed on ranked choice voting (RCV). While including lots of math and some unnecessary information, he omitted the most important point of RCV. In elections with three candidates, each voter marks their first and second choices. Every…
Platner’s latest rally filled a Portland hotel ballroom, with the crowd feeling like he is the Democratic pick for November.
I want to congratulate Gov. Mills. For state workers, March 30 marked nine months without a contract. Well done to Gov. Mills. Not every governor can stiff state workers for nine months and get away with it. It reminds me of when Mills vetoed minimum wage and organizing rights for Maine farm workers. Can we…
Last year, Maine’s 2nd District congressman said he would give his remaining campaign funds to Democrats running in 2026.
Mills said at a campaign stop Friday that she would have issues with any effort to prevent the sale of defensive weapons for Israel’s Iron Dome.
I’m a Vietnam-era veteran who served in the U.S. Navy in the Gulf of Tonkin and returned home to Maine in 1972 after my service. Yesterday, I went to my town hall and changed my party affiliation from “unenrolled” to the Democratic Party. I wanted to make sure I could vote in the Democratic primary…
Trump is threatening again to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if Powell doesn’t resign when his term ends May 15.
State Auditor Matt Dunlap, previously a secretary of state, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine leader and state lawmaker, feels his life experiences resonate with voters of all stripes.
I’m a volunteer for the Graham Platner campaign for U.S. Senate because I believe that Graham has what it takes to bring the Democratic Party back to its working-class roots. He wants to take down the billionaire economy and replace it with one that works for the majority of Americans. Graham is out there listening…
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