Douglas Rooks: The stark contrast in style of two young Maine Democrats

In Maine and nationwide, Real ID requirement for air travel is delayed – again

The Department of Homeland Security has pushed back the date for requiring federally approved IDs to May 2025.

Early voting in Maine going smoothly, unlike in some states

Absentee ballot requests have already exceeded levels from last gubernatorial and midterm election in 2018, with Democrats slightly outpacing their previous proportion of requests.

Big drop in absentee ballots this year, but in-person voting hard to predict

Voters shattered absentee voting records in 2020 during the height of the pandemic and a close presidential race, but absentee returns are down sharply this year.

Vulgar license plates are out as hundreds of new laws take effect in Maine

One of the statutes going on the books Monday limits what you can say on a vanity license plate and allows Maine's secretary of state to recall already-issued plates with offensive or violent messages.

Push to audit Maine’s 2020 election takes cues from fraught effort in Arizona

A group collecting signatures says it wants Maine to do a ‘forensic audit’ of its 2020 results, but Attorney General Aaron Frey says the document that voters are signing has no legal merit.

Attorneys argue over whether CMP power line referendum should be 1 question or 3

The issue is whether voters will have an ‘all-or-nothing’ choice this November on a ballot question that aims to block the 145-mile transmission line.