Maine Equal Justice Partners

Maine attorney leads Trump’s anti-democratic lawsuit in Pennsylvania

An attorney from Maine is representing President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign in its effort to block the state of Pennsylvania from counting all mailed-in ballots. Patrick Strawbridge of North Yarmouth is a senior partner at Consovoy McCarthy, a Boston-based “boutique law firm” that filed a 10-page motion to intervene on behalf of the Trump campaign in two lawsuits before the

Maine Legislature

Most Maine Republicans backed by Lockman’s racist PAC lost their races

Four of the seven Republican candidates for the Maine Legislature who were backed by a right-wing group that sent out

Seth Berry
education

Progressives win ballot initiatives, municipal elections across Maine

Progressives scored victories on election night in a variety of municipal races in Maine, winning city council and school board

Dave Miramant

Maxmin topples Dow as Democrats keep majorities in Maine Legislature

Evan Popp contributed to this report. Democrats will keep their majorities in both chambers of the Maine Legislature, gaining ground

Democratic Socialists of America

$15 minimum wage, Green New Deal, rent control win in Portland

The grassroots, volunteer-led coalition People First Portland won four of the five ballot measures they brought to voters after being

federal

With Collins in lead, Democrats struggle for U.S. Senate control

States Newsroom DC reporter Ariana Figueroa contributed to this report. Democrats gained at least one Republican-held seat in the U.S.

democracy

Live election night broadcast

Join us here tonight at 8:15 p.m. for a live election night broadcast, featuring a ton of great guests and

democracy

What to watch for this Election Day in Maine

Amid a pandemic and surging early voter turnout, Election Day is shaping up to be quite different than previous years.

democracy

Experts, advocates prepared to defend integrity of today’s election

In Maine and nationwide, election experts are gearing up to ensure the integrity of Tuesday’s political contest even as President

federal

Mills: Lack of virus aid from federal government a significant issue for voters

On the eve of Election Day, Gov. Janet Mills said that the lack of coronavirus relief funds from the federal

democracy

James O’Keefe’s attempted sting in Maine’s U.S. Senate race flops hard

Breaking news: Lisa Savage is exactly who she says she is.  In a video released on the eve of Election

Donald Trump

Dunlap: Quick election results likely in Maine even as nation braces for slow returns

With the 2020 election set to feature a historic number of absentee ballots, the winner of the presidential election may

Sara Gideon

Report: Collins accepted nearly $500k from Big Pharma, cast votes to benefit industry

A new analysis of the possible correlation between drug manufacturers’ political giving and policy outcomes shows that Sen. Susan Collins

democracy

Struggle for control of the U.S. Senate enters its final tense hours

States Newsroom DC Bureau reporter Ariana Figueroa contributed to this report. Democrats have a shot at winning the White House, 

Maulian Dana

Penobscots say pulp mill leak shows state not doing enough to protect against polluters

Members of the Penobscot Nation said the spill of more than 30,700 gallons of harmful chemicals from the ND Paper

NextGen

Young Mainers casting ballots in record numbers in lead-up to election

Olivia Siegel, a senior at Colby College, never cared all that much about politics during previous election cycles. “In the