April 16, 2026 First-ever moratorium on AI data centers passes Maine legislature Maine is poised to become the first state to halt large data center projects, as the moratorium bill now heads to Gov. Janet Mills for her signature.
April 8, 2026 School reinstates Pledge of Allegiance following lawsuit claiming students weren't given opportunity A father-son duo is suing a Maine school district, claiming students were not given the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance for two years.
March 27, 2026 DOJ probes California, Maine over transgender inmate housing policies Federal officials are probing whether transgender inmate housing policies in California and Maine violate female inmates' constitutional protections.
March 24, 2026 Left-wing Dem hit with hometown church blowback over 30-second ad Sullivan Harbor Baptist Church said it wants no part in Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner's campaign ad and demanded he remove the image of the church immediately.
March 23, 2026 Maine Senate candidate cites combat trauma when confronted on 'terrible' posts about sexual assault Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner cited trauma from his combat deployments when pressed on old Reddit posts about rape, as Gov. Janet Mills targets him with attack ads.
March 19, 2026 Elizabeth Warren endorses Nazi-tattooed Graham Platner in high-stakes Maine Senate primary Elizabeth Warren endorsed Graham Platner in Maine's Democratic Senate primary against Gov. Janet Mills, backing the outsider ahead of a June showdown.
March 19, 2026 Missing former college student, 19, found dead in pond two months after vanishing near his apartment The body of Chance Lauer, a missing 19-year-old former college student, was recovered from a pond near his Maine apartment complex, police said Wednesday.
March 17, 2026 Dem primary turns ugly: Mills unleashes brutal attack on Sanders-backed Platner in crucial Senate showdown Maine Gov. Janet Mills has launched an attack ad targeting her rival in the Democratic primary, Graham Platner, for his controversial Reddit posts and tattoo.
March 11, 2026 Graham Platner claims voters concerned over trans athletes are 'manipulated by billionaires' Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner suggested opposition to transgender athletes in female sports stems from an "out-of-state" billionaire agenda.
March 11, 2026 Graham Platner claims 'anti-trans' agenda plotted by 'out-of-state billionaire' Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner claimed that "anti-trans" campaigns in his state were attempts by billionaires to avoid discussing taxes.