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Election 2018, Local & State, Politics

Portland voters easily approve school budget

by Noel K. Gallagher June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

School leaders made cuts to reach final figure.

Election 2018, Local & State

Scarborough voters narrowly approve school budget

by Kelley Bouchard June 12, 2018June 13, 2018

The town had rejected proposed school budgets multiple times in recent years, but supporters won Tuesday.

Election 2018, Local & State, Politics

June 2018 Maine Election Results

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018

Results collected and updated in real time by the Portland Press Herald and Associated Press for Maine’s June 12 primary contests, ballot questions and selected local elections.

Election 2018, Local & State, News, Politics

New voting system credited for strong turnout for Maine primaries

by Edward D. Murphy and Peter McGuire June 12, 2018June 13, 2018

Some voters took ranked-choice voting in stride while others were confused in the state’s first rollout of a new way to vote.

Election 2018, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

As Mainers vote in first ranked-choice election, LePage says he ‘probably’ won’t certify referendum results

by Edward D. Murphy and Peter McGuire June 12, 2018June 13, 2018

With a proposal on the ballot to keep ranked-choice voting, the governors calls it ‘the most horrific thing in the world.’ But the secretary of state says LePage can’t stop the results of Tuesday’s voting from taking effect.

Election 2018, Local & State, News, Politics

Maine Democrats’ long-shot Senate candidate aspired to country music career

by Eric Russell June 11, 2018June 3, 2019

Zak Ringelstein, who is running against Angus King, used to perform under the stage name Zak Mountain. A video of one of his songs surfaced over the weekend on social media.