Channa Steinmetz

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

Mainers observed the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision last week, as the Planned Parenthood Action Fund announced earlier this month that they were endorsing Graham Platner in his race for U.S. Senate. “Mainers deserve a senator they can trust to have their backs at every turn. It

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has a narrow lead over incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, according to a New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll released earlier this week. The survey of 608 likely Maine voters found Platner leading Collins 49% to 47%, though the race remains within the poll's 4.8 percentage point margin of error.

The member-led board of the Maine People's Alliance (of which Beacon is a project) has endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson in his race against Sen. Susan Collins, along with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hannah Pingree, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in the 1st Congressional District, and Matt Dunlap in the 2nd Congressional District. “Troy has