The chair of the Maine Democratic Party announced Thursday she won’t seek re-election when members select leaders later this month. Bev Uhlenhake, a former city councilor and mayor in Brewer and former chair of the Penobscot County Democrats, has served as chair of the state party since January 2023. She is also a previous vice chair of the party.

Finding Our Voices, a statewide nonprofit that provides support for survivors of domestic violence, organized an educational protest on Main Street in response to Rep. Lucas Lanigan, R-Sanford, being charged with one count of domestic violence aggravated assault weeks before the election.

The Star-Spangled Banner rang through the halls of the State House Monday afternoon as volunteers from the Voter ID for ME campaign sang as they carried more than a dozen boxes full of petition signatures to the Maine Secretary of State’s office.

A campaign pushing to require a photo ID for voting says it's collected more than 170,000 signatures to get the issue on the November ballot. Opponents warn it's one of the most restrictive in the U.S.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was sworn into office for her third term Wednesday. Governor Janet Mills conducted the formal swearing-in of all the constitutional officers, which includes Bellows,

“We are entitled to a system that's not only free of corruption, but also a system that is free of the appearance of corruption,” Cara McCormick, leader of the group Citizens to End Super PACs in Maine that led the campaign, told Salon.

Four years after the riot at the Capitol, Congress meets under heavy security and a blanket of snow to certify the 2024 election.

Sean Faircloth was nominated as the Democratic candidate to fill an open seat in the Maine House of Representatives. Faircloth will be on the Feb. 25 ballot for a special election for House District 24.

Clear front-runners have yet to emerge on both sides in the battle to succeed Donald Trump in the White House.

Fifteen people with ties to Maine have been charged, and most sentenced, for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Maine Associate Justice Catherine Connors has been recommended for discipline after failing to recuse herself from a foreclosure case.