In addition to requiring a photo ID while casting a ballot, the initiative would make it harder to vote absentee and add requirements for municipal elections workers.
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Here’s a guide to more than a dozen Maine doughnut shops
Check out this list of where to get the classics, plus vegan, organic and alternative flavors.
UMaine to reinstate graduate student funding in Orono
Originally halted in March, the University of Maine System will honor existing financial offers as well as provide new offers for the flagship’s graduate students.
Cape’s Nick Laughlin poised for big season with UMaine football
Moving from wide receiver to running back will give the redshirt sophomore a bigger role in Maine’s offense.
Proposal for passenger rail to Bangor loses steam in committee
The Legislature’s transportation committee says LD 487 ‘ought not to pass,’ especially without assured funding from the Trump administration.
Maine breweries seek growth solutions in challenging times
As the craft beer market plateaus nationally and Maine’s market becomes more competitive than ever, local brewers turn to new alternative products and other innovations.
Former Miss Maine Basketball Jaycie Christopher transferring to USM
The Skowhegan Area High School graduate and 2022 Miss Maine Basketball winner played three seasons with the Black Bears.
Maine public universities impacted by Department of Energy funding cuts
The decision is being challenged in court by a group of public and private universities, including associations that represent University of Maine System schools.
Maine men’s hockey slides in final poll of season
A loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament dropped Maine a few spots, but not out of the top 10.
Alfond Arena renovations the biggest sign of UMaine’s commitment to upgrades
With many athletic department projects either complete or underway, the improvements at Maine’s most visible facility are a sign the school takes being the state’s lone Division I program seriously.