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Fairfield-area school budget passes after failing June referendum
Residents voted to approve MSAD 49’s amended $35.2 million budget Tuesday after it failed in June’s referendum, sending the revised version to a Sept. 2 referendum vote.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Maranacook community rallies behind dismissed principal
Community members are urging the Regional School Unit 38 board to reinstate a beloved principal after a superintendent’s decision.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s 2nd District was a rare exception in polarized November election
Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Maine officially casts its Electoral College votes for Harris, Trump
Three votes were cast each for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and one vote each for Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Maine will join other states in casting Electoral College votes Tuesday
Maine’s 4 electors will meet at the State House to cast ballots for president and vice president.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Maine sued over new voter-approved campaign finance limits
Supporters of the new law expected the challenge and hope to set a new Supreme Court precedent supporting the limits.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Collins, Golden could give Maine delegation outsized influence during Trump administration
Neither Susan Collins nor Jared Golden are seen as predictable votes for their parties, and narrow margins in Congress mean it’s more likely they will be looked to as key votes.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Jared Golden confirmed as winner in 2nd District after Theriault ends recount
Republican challenger Austin Theriault’s campaign ended the recount, which began Monday, after questions about certain towns’ results were answered, leaving the outcome of the race unchanged.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills not ready to join Trump resistance movement, yet
Gov. Janet Mills is taking more of a wait-and-see approach than some Democratic governors, who have formed a resistance network even before Donald Trump takes office.