Maine’s red flag law goes live in February. What will that look like?
Two years after the Lewiston mass shootings, Maine voters approved a red flag law. Supporters say it’s a critical tool for preventing violence.
The agency that negotiated the opioid settlements has the fewest reporting requirements. Here’s how it’s spending its money.
The attorney general’s office has no formal distribution process and says it can respond “quickly and creatively” to urgent funding requests.
Maine center guiding local opioid settlement spending says data will be public early next year
The USM-based center is providing technical support as millions of dollars flow into local governments to combat the opioid crisis.
Two years after Lewiston shooting, Maine voters approve red flag law
The ballot question, brought forward through a citizen initiative process, came after efforts to pass stricter gun laws failed in the state legislature.
Maine rejects voter ID, absentee voting limits
Opponents of Question 1 called the defeat a victory for “voting rights and for Maine voters.”
Question 1 could stop Maine prisoners from voting
The referendum question would require voters to show IDs that prisoners currently can’t have.
Here’s what you need to know about Maine’s two ballot questions this November
The two questions, both of which were put forward by Maine citizens, will ask voters whether they want to change voter ID and absentee voting rules and whether they want to implement a red flag law.
