GOP still fighting ranked voting after ballots cast in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The first votes have been cast in Maine, but the GOP is still trying to stop ranked choice voting in the presidential race.

Maine CDC says food worker in Somerset County infected with hepatitis A

Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a case of hepatitis A in a worker at a restaurant in Somerset County.

Judge declines to intervene on absentee ballot rules

A judge has rejected a request for an injunction allowing absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted and to require the government to pay for postage.

Maine doctor alleges discrimination in whistleblower lawsuit

A spokesman for workers at Maine’s long-term health care centers has filed a federal lawsuit against a former employer alleging that he was discriminated against because he is an Arab Muslim and his brother died fighting for the Islamic State terrorist group.

State rejects corrective plan from Maine nursing home at center of coronavirus outbreak investigation

A nursing home that is the site of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed seven people has submitted a corrective plan, but state authorities said Wednesday that it’s not enough.

Maine broadband authority’s new head is coastal specialist

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The new chair of an authority that seeks to expand broadband in Maine is a policy specialist from an organization that works on sustainability for Maine’s island and coastal communities.

Maine jails making change to stop virus, commissioner says

ALFRED, Maine (AP) The commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections says Maine’s county jails are implementing stricter precautions in response to an outbreak at a jail in the southern part of the state.

Strong wind gusts knock out power to more than 100,000 Maine homes, businesses

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) Powerful wind gusts led to more than 100,000 outages among Central Maine Power customers Wednesday morning.

Inmate at Cumberland County Jail tests positive for COVID-19

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says an individual who was taken to the county jail tested positive for COVID-19.

Poland Spring, UMaine to partner on alternative packaging

The University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute is partnering with Poland Spring to develop materials that could be used for alternative packaging.