The state stands to join others in legalizing marijuana and increasing the minimum wage and would stand alone in adopting ranked-choice voting.
Election 2016
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Republicans maintain control of Maine Senate by one seat
Democrats also lost ground to Republicans in the House in Tuesday’s elections but still have a one-seat edge.
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Transportation bond appears headed for approval
Early results show the $100 million proposal leading with 68 percent of the vote.
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Markets plunge worldwide as Trump closes in on upset win
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 679 points, 3.7 percent, early Wednesday morning.
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Grant for Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad fails
The proposal to give $500,000 to help the railroad relocate didn’t gain enough support from voters in Gray.
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Pingree wins re-election to 1st Congressional District
The incumbent Democrat was widely expected to beat Republican Mark Holbrook, a Brunswick counselor, to win a fifth term in Congress.
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Lessing, Champagne, elected to Waterville City Council
Voters on Tuesday elected two new city councilors — Lauren Lessing and Nicholas Mark Champagne — and re-elected Tiffany Y. Laliberty and Joan Phillips-Sandy to the Waterville Board of Education.
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Approval looks likely for initiative to change how Maine candidates are elected
With about 82 percent of the precincts reporting, the proposal to adopt ranked-choice voting had support from 52 percent of the voters.
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Measure to fund schools with added tax on high earners still too close to call
Question 2 alled for a surcharge for household income over $200,000 to help the state meet its mandate to cover 55 percent of education costs.
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Proposed expansion of gun background checks defeated
The “Yes on 3” campaign conceded the race Wednesday morning after unofficial results showed 52 percent of Maine voters opposed requiring background checks on private gun sales, gun loans or other transfers.