By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“We see what the Postal Service is trying to do as direct interference in the 2026 election.” - Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, on the Trump administration’s efforts to change mail-in voting rules two months out from the November election.
Dried river bed in the forest of Acadia National Park in Maine. (Photo by Adam Mustafa/ Getty Images)
ENVIRONMENT
By Kaitlyn Budion
Data from around Maine suggests the state never fully recovered from last fall’s drought, leaving the state in a tough position as conditions worsen once again, according to the Maine Drought Task Force.
ELECTION 2026
By Emma Davis
A Republican consulting firm working to reelect Susan Collins received the second largest share of spending from Elon Musk’s super PAC last month.
ELECTION 2026
By Lauren McCauley
Despite the ongoing legal battle over President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict voting by mail, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows reiterated Thursday that for voters in Maine and across the country, nothing has changed.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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US Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions | Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom
Gloria Steinem, who pushed for gender equality, dies at 92| Jennifer Gerson, The 19th
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