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Maine is the first state to adopt a system called ranked-choice voting, which makes its statewide debut in the primary election. Tuesday’s ballots ask voters to fill in ovals to rank gubernatorial candidates and a few legislative and federal hopefuls from favorite to least favorite.

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage isn’t cutting his Democratic successor any slack as she deals with a global pandemic that has killed more than 50 Mainers and tens of thousands across the country. LePage told a conservative radio show host on Wednesday that Gov. Janet Mills “ought to resign” over her plan for reopening the state’s economy. He also...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday the extension of the state’s stay-at-home order to May 31 as well as her administration’s plan to gradually reopen the economy.

A Maine candidate for Congress is trying an unusual, controversial way to raise money. Former Republican state Sen. Eric Brakey is raffling off an AR-15 rifle to anyone who signs up to make monthly donations to his campaign.

A candidate for Congress in Maine is trying to raise money by raffling off an AR-15 rifle.

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s press secretary has formally announced her candidacy for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign says former Gov. Paul LePage will serve as his campaign honorary chairman in Maine.

A thousand people attended a special summit Monday in Augusta’s Civic Center to help find solutions to Maine’s opioid crisis. Convened by Democratic Governor Janet Mills, the event, called, “Turning the Tide: Maine’s Path Forward in Addressing the Opioid Crisis,” featured breakout sessions and keynote speakers from across the U.S. “We feel that shock and then the feigned comfort,” Mills...

Newly released documents reveal former governor of Maine, Paul LePage, used taxpayer money to fund his many out-of-state trips in 2018, according to the Portland Press Herald. Unlike previous Maine governors, LePage was secretive about his whereabouts and didn’t release his daily or weekly schedule.

Newly released documents reveal former governor of Maine, Paul LePage, used taxpayer money to fund his many out-of-state trips in 2018, according to the Portland Press Herald. Unlike previous Maine governors, LePage was secretive about his whereabouts and didn’t release his daily or weekly schedule.

Retirement from the governor’s office in Maine prompted Paul LePage towards a brand new industry.

Maine is the only New England state with no restrictions on conversion therapy for minors. But a bill banning the practice, defined as someone trying to change someone else’s sexuality, has now cleared the state’s legislature. On Thursday, the ban passed Maine’s senate unanimously and is now on its way to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills for her...

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show former Maine Gov. Paul LePage pardoned his late mentor’s grandson and people convicted of everything from drug trafficking to embezzlement. The state released the list of 112 people who were pardoned in response to a request by the AP made under the state’s Freedom of Access Act. The state had previously confirmed only...

Former Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he was not aware of his administration spending more than $1,100 a night during a stay at a Trump hotel. LePage on Monday responded to a Portland Press Herald report that he and his staff spent at least $22,000 in public money for more than 40 rooms at the Trump International Hotel in...

Maine officials say they can’t release information about individuals pardoned by former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who pardoned a former lawmaker against a clemency board’s recommendation. Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s spokeswoman Kristen Muszynski said Thursday state law says information about a person’s pardon is confidential.

Maine’s outgoing Republican governor is signing off on the results of a disputed congressional contest, but not before getting the last word with a handwritten note calling it a “stolen election.” A federal appeals court filing Friday showed all parties agreed to the dismissal of Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s lawsuit over the November election without any award of legal...