• Published

  July 24, 2023
  

  Millions of dollars in foreign campaign funds pour into Maine as lawmakers push to ban them

  Lawmakers say they will try to override Gov. Janet Mills' veto of the foreign spending ban, but it won't prevent foreign-owned companies from pouring money into Maine politics this fall.

• Published

  June 18, 2023
  

  Maine power companies are spending millions to defeat a vote to dethrone them

  This fall, Mainers could cut ties with their utilities. The companies are buying influence to try to stay in power.

• Published

  May 4, 2023
  

  Mainers will decide whether to replace CMP, Versant with a nonprofit utility

  After a 2-hour public hearing on Thursday, a legislative committee sent the referendum question to voters in November.

• Published

  May 3, 2023
  

  Secretary of state issues reworded power referendum question

  Shenna Bellows' revision came after courts took issue with the use of the term 'quasi-governmental' in the original wording of the referendum question.

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  April 10, 2023
  

  Public utility referendum question must be reworded, Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules

  The questioning about the question continues as the state's highest court decides the precise language about the creation of a public-owned electric utility.

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• Published

  November 30, 2022
  

  Petition to replace CMP, Versant with consumer-owned utility has valid signatures to get on ballot

  But an opposition group, which is mounting a citizens initiative of its own, says it has gathered enough signatures to blunt the effort.