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Tulley Hescock/Maine PublicThe funds will be used for projects that will help decarbonize city operations. -
Ari Snider/Maine PublicIn addition to threats of mass deportation, Maine groups said Trump could also end or curtail several legal immigration pathways.
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Almost 60 years after his service in Vietnam, the Portland post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars office honored David Whitten of Portland with a Purple Heart and almost 20 other military awards. -
Transgender support groups in Maine say they are seeing a spike in contacts similar to those reported by national LGBTQ+ groups since Donald Trump's election last week. -
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Bangor asserts that the new law needlessly delays exercising of the 2nd Amendment without determining whether a gun buyer should possess a firearm. -
State election officials hope to have the final election results by Thursday or Friday after all of the ballots have been scanned, uploaded and voters' second-choice preferences have been factored in. -
Meanwhile, Republicans in the House and Senate reelected their two top leaders and selected two new faces to serve as assistant leaders. -
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden's narrow lead shrunk as late returns came in from across the district. Maine's secretary of state said Thursday night that neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote, triggering a ranked-choice runoff. -
The ballot question asked for $10 million in borrowing to restore historic buildings owned by governmental and nonprofit organizations
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What to know about the outcomes of local races, ballot questions and the 2nd Congressional District contest -
King finished with 52% of the vote — a nearly 20 point spread from his closest competitor, former state Republican party chair Demi Kouzounas. -
The race is being watched closely as Republicans and Democrats jostle for control of the House.
