Maine Referendum Would Create Hurdle To Consumer-Owned Utility

Opponents of a proposal to replace the state’s privately owned electric companies with a consumer-owned utility have crafted a referendum that could create a new hurdle. Opponents of the proposal to buy out Maine’s two privately held electric utilities are...

State tax revenues continue be higher than anticipated

Maine’s state government had a budget surplus of more than $40 million for the month of August, officials with the governor’s office said. The office of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said the $42.4 million surplus for the month beat expectations by nearly 12 percent....

Democrats, GOP strike deal to redraw Maine’s 151 House districts

Democrats and Republicans struck their first major redistricting deal on Tuesday, when a bipartisan panel released an agreement to redraw the state’s 151 House districts. It is the first set of consensus legislative maps released by the commission. Lawmakers released...

Redistricting in Maine

The latest population figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau could push more than 20,000 Maine residents into the more northern and rural of the state’s two congressional districts. After a long delay, the census released granular population...