Maine passes nation’s 1st ‘right to food’ amendment

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine voters passed the nation’s first “right to food” constitutional amendment on Tuesday.

Mainers vote to halt $1B electric transmission line; referendum challenged in court

Maine residents overwhelmingly voted to halt a $1 billion electric line that is already under construction, but that doesn’t spell the end of the polarizing project in the state’s western woods.

Hundreds of health care workers gone over Maine vaccine mandate

Most of Maine’s health care workers are on the job this week but hundreds opted to quit or be dismissed over the state’s vaccine mandate.

Bowdoin College trustee resigns after probe into Epstein tie

A Bowdoin College trustee with connections to the late Jeffrey Epstein resigned from the board of trustees on Monday, the college said.

862 cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths reported in Maine as state gears up for childhood vaccinations

Maine health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 862 cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths over the previous three days.

Mainers voting on $100M in transportation bonds

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Mainers are being asked Tuesday if they want to approve a $100 million bond for transportation projects.

Mainers to decide on 1st ‘right to food’ amendment in US

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine voters will decide Tuesday whether to pass the nation’s first “right to food” constitutional amendment.

Mainers have their say on $1B electric transmission line

(AP) Maine voters are weighing in Tuesday on a 145-mile (233-kilometer) conduit for Canadian hydropower that’s billed as either a bold step in battling climate change or an unnecessary destruction of woodlands.

Absentee ballots suggest sizable interest in Maine election

Tens of thousands of Mainers requested absentee ballots for Tuesday’s election, suggesting a higher-than-usual vote in an off-year election.

Police searching for suspect in York bank robbery

Police say they’re searching for the suspect accused of robbing a bank in York on Monday.