By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“So here’s the deal, the time for polite requests for Donald Trump is over.” - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, rallying voters in Portland Saturday.
Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson rallied with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in Portland on October 17 as part of the national No Kings day of action. (Photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star)
ELECTION 2026
By Lauren McCauley
With 17 days to go before the November elections, Democratic Party leaders, supporters, and candidates took to the streets across Maine on Saturday as part of a nationwide mobilization to get out the vote.
ELECTION 2026
By Eesha Pendharkar
All three candidates for Maine governor are promising property tax relief through an expanded homestead exemption, but questions remain about how their proposals would be funded and how much relief they would deliver to homeowners.
ENVIRONMENT
By Kaitlyn Budion
Since the drought task force last met in early September, drought conditions have expanded, now reaching all areas of the state. The conditions are already affecting the fall harvest for farmers, and there has been a rise in the number of dry well reports.
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