Washington County rejects $11M bond aimed at digging out of budget crisis
The no side of the referendum made up 53.3% of votes when the Bangor Daily News and Decision Desk HQ called the race Wednesday morning.
Lisbon finally passes school budget while electing Republican who led tax revolt
Its passage marks the end of a volatile budget process that saw voters, outraged over high taxes, seize on the school budget as a point of accountability.
Meet the groups pushing Maine school boards to change transgender policies
At least eight school districts have embraced the Trump administration’s take on Title IX this year. Parents’ rights groups have been involved in each vote.
Maine officials protest their prosecutor by recommending $1 budget
Members of the Lincoln County advisory committee declined to get specific about their concerns with Natasha Irving’s office.
Maine could vote on stripping protections for transgender students in 2026
The proposed initiative aims to enforce President Donald Trump’s stance on the culture-war issue that sparked a battle with Maine and has polled well for conservatives.
Millinocket is asking voters to let the town remove officials who commit crimes
On Nov. 4, voters will consider the change as part of their first update to the town’s founding document in decades.
A referendum in this Maine vacation town is all about child care
There are just 16 registered providers in Piscataquis County and none of them had open slots as of May.
