The poll also indicates that 55 percent of respondents favor a new state law that would allow same-sex couples to marry.

A party leader says a dispute that involved state Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx is a distraction.

There’s been a fair amount of chatter from local political pundits about how the outcome of the U.S. Senate race will measure the health of the Maine Democratic Party. Recent stories in the Wall Street Journal and The Hill have reported that party officials are worried about a poor showing by party nominee Cynthia Dill […]

The Republican’s decision not to back the senator amid tea party attacks in 2011 may hurt his bid to succeed her.

Republican David Burns, who represented House District 138 for little more than a year, is also ordered to pay $2,384 in restitution.

Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill celebrated primary victories Tuesday within a few miles of one another. However, with low voter turnout signaling a lack of enthusiasm, it remains to be seen just how far Summers and Dill have to travel to reach Angus King, the presumptive front-runner in the race to replace U.S. […]

The engagement party reportedly will include other women senators and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.