Channa Steinmetz

Faith leaders, musicians and hundreds of community members gathered in Portland Friday night for “Love is the Point,” a multi-faith event centered on solidarity with immigrants, transgender people, reproductive rights, and gun safety — all of which are currently being targeted by white Christian nationalist groups and the Trump administration. “We decided that it felt

Sen. Susan Collins has not attended any Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee meetings focused on abortion or reproductive healthcare after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, according to committee hearing reports. During the same period, Collins has highlighted her voting record, saying in a 2025 statement that “the

After months of organizing by mobile home residents, the Sanford City Council voted Tuesday to cap rent increases at the city’s manufactured housing parks. The ordinance, approved in a 6-1 vote, limits rent increases to once per year and caps hikes at either 3% or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. The measure will

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and fellow gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson called out anti-union actions by the far-right, Koch-funded Freedom Foundation against Maine state workers. In a joint statement released Monday, they condemned emails the ultraconservative group sent to Maine state employees as they continue working without a contract nearly a year after negotiations stalled.

Mainers have been heading to the polls today to help shape the state's political future, casting ballots in primary races for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress and dozens of seats in the Maine legislature. Several of the contests are expected to determine the matchups for high-stakes races this November, including the race to succeed Gov. Janet

Maine's Democratic gubernatorial primary isn’t decided yet, with the race now headed to a ranked-choice tabulation after no candidate secured a majority of first-choice votes. In the closing weeks of the campaign, Bellows, Jackson and Pingree — widely seen as the more progressive candidates in the race — formed an alliance, urging voters to rank

With rising energy costs creating high levels of “frustration and fear”, advocates and Mainers are resisting Central Maine Power’s attempts to raise its rates as its parent company predicts profits in the billions. Mainers are increasingly struggling to cover everyday expenses, and prices for food, healthcare and housing have been sharply rising. But CMP customers

Sen. Susan Collins said she does not regret voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, despite his role in overturning the federal right to abortion. In an interview with News Center Maine, Collins said she was "disappointed" by Kavanaugh's vote in the 2022 Dobbs decision, but maintained she stands by her 2018 vote to

State Auditor Matt Dunlap won the Democratic nomination for Maine's 2nd Congressional District early Friday after ranked-choice voting reshaped a tightly contested four-way primary. “Today's results tell us that people want real change and a better future,” Dunlap said in a statement. “Together, we're going to defeat Paul LePage one more time and make sure

The Trump administration is paying energy developer Invenergy $765 million in taxpayer dollars to abandon four offshore wind leases, including two in the Gulf of Maine, escalating its campaign against an industry that experts say could lower electricity costs and create thousands of jobs in Maine. “Nationwide electricity prices have risen 16% since President Trump