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PublishedNovember 10, 2016
Rural Maine, sportsmen flex voting muscles to shoot down background checks
Question 3 was overwhelmingly popular in parts of southern and midcoast Maine but failed in western, central, northern and Down East towns.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2016
Requirement for background checks when lending guns used to target Question 3
Critics call mandatory checks for non-family transfers a fatal flaw in the ballot measure, but supporters say it avoids a dangerous loophole in the law.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2016
How Maine became a source of ‘crime guns’ in other states
Question 3: Initiative's advocates say a lack of background checks on private sales fuels illicit trafficking.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2016
Question 3 backers say initiative will help keep guns away from domestic abusers
Family members and advocates for domestic violence victims say abusers can currently avoid background checks by buying guns on the private market.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2016
At rally, Gabby Giffords urges Mainers to ‘be courageous’ on gun background checks
The former Arizona congresswoman, a shooting victim who became a national figure in the debate over gun control, appears in Portland to support Question 3 on the November ballot.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016
Most Mainers favor background checks on gun sales, poll shows
The measure enjoys strong support among women, Democrats and southern Maine residents, but opponents say it's unnecessary.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2016
Most Mainers favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, poll finds
Southern and coastal residents and those under 50 are driving the support for the ballot question.
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PublishedMay 4, 2016
California campaign puts pot legalization on November ballot
The state joins Maine in considering whether to allow recreational use and possession of small amounts.
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PublishedApril 8, 2016
Failed casino campaign spent more than $2.6 million in Maine
The Horseracing Jobs Fairness campaign paid out most of that money – $1.9 million – to just two consulting firms over a two-week span in January.
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