Ugly ads have cast a pall over the home stretch of the U.S. Senate race. It's not too late for voters to regain their focus.

Regarding the Oct. 18 report “It’s not your imagination — you’re being bombarded with political ads this election,” I have an idea for Maine elections gleaned from my years of teaching in Ireland.

Some experts say petitioning to get a policy proposal in front of voters should be a last resort, but petitioners say the process allows them to be heard.

“You’re going to split the vote,” a political party cry. One woman was beside herself, irate that I was going to get a share ...

My child only gets one chance. I want the next governor to commit to literacy-based reform. Districts must publish the program, and parents must be notified. And support education tax credits so the ...

Hours after the most recent school shooting in Bend, Oregon, House Republicans had the nerve to post the same tired old trope on Facebook. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their ...

On a recent October evening, Kelly Millikan was among a half-dozen volunteers sitting on repurposed church pews inside a small storefront in Portland’s Arts District. Hunched over a clipboard, ...

This involvement in politics is a radical departure for me. This midterm election is also radically different from others.

Ripley King-Ofsiany is a surprise winner in Class C girls, and Pierce Gorneault (Caribou), Sam Bergmark (Bangor) and Addison Elliott (Hampden) repeat as individual champions.

Vivian Hart’s hat trick propelled sixth-seeded Skowhegan to a 4-0 win over 11th-seeded Lawrence in a Class B North preliminary-round girls soccer game Saturday in Skowhegan. Lydia Herrick also scored ...

I am appalled by the amount of money that is spent on political campaigns, and I’m outraged by the number of requests for donations that appear in my message box every day. With billionaires and ...

The removal of signs on Maine's Cadillac Mountain is part of a broader legal battle with Trump administration.