Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks
The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through November 2026.
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Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?
An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the House. In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will elect a winner this fall using...
Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy assured state election officials that he’ll work with them to handle their warnings of problems with election mail delivery during the primary season, while insisting...
Postmaster general is confident about ability to process mail-in ballots
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says the U.S. Postal Service is ready for a flood of election mail.
Report suggests some deputies responding to Maine mass shooting were intoxicated
An independent commission investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine history plans to take up accusations in a report that contended self-dispatching police officers created “chaos” during the search for the...
Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after mass shooting
The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday...
Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won’t come into play this November
Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor’s announcement Monday that she’s letting the proposal become law...
Joe Brennan, former governor of Maine and Democratic US congressman, dies at 89
Two-term Maine governor and former U.S. Rep. Joe Brennan has died at age 89.
Heart-shaped art brings love, hope to virus-ravaged spots
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Donald Verger has been putting heart into his art during the pandemic. And images of those intricate hearts made from vibrant sea glass are flowing back...
L.L. Bean looks to cut costs, debates free shipping, return policy
L.L. Bean is moving to cut costs by freezing pensions and offering voluntary early retirements, and company officials say they are taking a hard look at its generous shipping and...