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Election 2023

Published
October 5, 2023

Question 4: What you need to know about the right-to-repair referendum

The technology to keep your vehicle on the road is changing. This referendum deals with who should have the right to repair it.
Published
October 4, 2023

Natural Resources Council of Maine backs public utility ballot measure

The state's most well-known environmental advocacy group says that Pine Tree Power 'offers our best chance to advance the clean energy transition with the accountability, creativity and collaboration necessary to keep costs as low as possible.'
Published
October 4, 2023

Biddeford independent now eyes race against Chellie Pingree

Elias Bassile said in a Federal Election Commission filing last week that he plans to run in Maine’s 2nd District. On Tuesday, he filed updated paperwork.
Published
October 4, 2023

Maine Voices: Pine Tree Power is the best choice for our state’s climate goals

Approving Question 3 on the November ballot would ensure more responsive and rapid investment in connecting renewable energy sources to the state grid.
Published
October 3, 2023

Question 2: What you need to know about the foreign campaign spending ban

The referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would prohibit foreign governments and entities they control from spending money on state and local races and referendums. But media outlets warn that the proposal would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.

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Published
October 2, 2023

Question 3: What you need to know about the Pine Tree Power referendum

The highly contentious question would establish the framework for a new utility to deliver electricity in Maine.
Published
October 2, 2023

Question 1: Voters would have a say in certain big spending

Conceived as a fail-safe in case Question 3 passes, Question 1 would require voter approval for certain government bodies to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
Published
October 1, 2023

Jim Fossel: Pine Tree Power is a risky scheme with disastrous potential

Board members elected to the proposed public utility wouldn’t even have to know how to screw in a lightbulb. That's a problem.
Published
September 27, 2023

Nurses union backs Pine Tree Power ballot measure

The Maine State Nurses Association lends its support to Question 3, saying it sees power reliability as a matter of public health.
Published
September 22, 2023

Two Maine labor groups oppose public utility, citing change in worker rights

Union leadership fears that if Question 3 passes, it will change the status of workers from private to public, affecting their rights. Backers of the ballot measure say that won't happen.