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Democrat in District Trump Won Won't Run Again

Jared Golden has often split with his party

(Newser) - Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who holds his party's most Republican-leaning seat in the US House, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection, potentially giving the GOP a strong opportunity to flip the Maine seat next year. Golden, known for his moderate record and willingness to cross party lines,...

Maine, Texas Make the Call on 2 Key Voting Measures

Maine rebuffs sweeping plan on voter ID, while Texas OKs move to block noncitizens from voting

(Newser) - Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide GOP push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the exceedingly rare problem of noncitizen voting, with voters deciding ballot measures on those issues on Tuesday. Texas voters approved a measure to amend the state constitution...

Maine Voters Approve Red Flag Gun Law

Some Democrats, including the state's governor, opposed the measure

(Newser) - Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents voted Tuesday to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person's access to guns, the AP reports. A ballot question asked residents if they wanted to build on the...

531 (Living) Patients Get News of Their Death

MaineHealth accidentally sends out letters to very-much-alive customers informing them of their death

(Newser) - Some days it's just not worth picking up the mail: bills, junk, and if you're particularly unlucky, a notice of your own death. Such is the case for 531 quite-alive customers of MaineHealth , who were sent letters directed to their next of kin with premature instructions on how...

Maine Senate Hopeful: I'm No 'Secret Nazi'
Maine Senate
Hopeful Covers
Nazi-Linked Tattoo
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Oct 23, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

Maine Senate Hopeful Covers Nazi-Linked Tattoo

Graham Platner said it would have taken too long to get it removed

(Newser) - Graham Platner, one of the Democrats running for Senate in Maine in a bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, tells WGME that on Tuesday he had a controversial tattoo covered up. The skull-and-crossbones tattoo had drawn criticism because it appeared similar to a "Totenkopf" symbol worn by the...

In Maine, She Hopes to Become Oldest Freshman Senator Ever

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, 77, announces run to oust Republican Susan Collins, 72

(Newser) - She's in: Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, will try to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in 2026, reports the New York Times . Mills, a two-term governor who cannot run for reelection, announced the move on Tuesday. She is expected to face a crowded Democratic primary, however. If she...

Woman's Amazon Order May Have Contained Voting Surprise

Maine investigating claim that missing absentee ballots ended up in resident's package

(Newser) - Authorities in Maine are investigating an allegation that dozens of unmarked ballots to be used in this November's election arrived inside a woman's Amazon order. The town of Ellsworth reported to the state last week that it was missing a shipment of 250 absentee ballots, Secretary of State...

Moose Gets Himself Stuck in Abandoned Well

Maine wardens free bull moose in complex 5-hour rescue

(Newser) - A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to safety during an elaborate five-hour rescue. The operation happened Wednesday after Cole Brown, whose family owns the forested land in northern Maine, spotted a pair of antlers. He heard a noise and initially thought it was...

Invasive Tick Found in Maine for the First Time

Even one Asian longhorned tick can cause an infestation, lab warns

(Newser) - Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the US the pest has been discovered. The University of Maine and state conservation officials said Monday they confirmed the presence of the Asian longhorned tick in the...

Mass Shooting Victims Sue US Government for Negligence

Its actions, or lack thereof, 'directly' caused the 2023 shooting in Maine, lawsuit alleges

(Newser) - Survivors of Maine's deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the US Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call "one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history," per the...

In Maine, a Push to Save Moose by Killing Them
Maine Moose Face
a Tiny, Deadly Foe
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Aug 19, 2025 9:25 AM CDT

Maine Moose Face a Tiny, Deadly Foe

One remedy for the wood tick is to allow hunters to kill more moose, explains Down East

(Newser) - Maine's moose population peaked at about 100,000 a quarter century ago, but it's down to between 60,000 and 70,000 today. The culprit behind the decline isn't man, at least not directly, explains Down East magazine. Instead, it's a villain no bigger than a...

At Maine Beaches, a 'Pretty Crazy' Appearance

Great white shark is seen near popular beaches, sparking a warning from police

(Newser) - Reports of a large great white shark near some of Maine's most popular beaches have prompted police in one coastal town to issue a warning on Tuesday. Scarborough's marine resource officer got word of the roughly 10- to 12-foot shark on Monday, police said. The shark was spotted...

PETA Targets 'Egregiously Cruel' Lobster Festival

Group says cooking lobsters alive at Maine event violates state's animal cruelty laws

(Newser) - PETA is taking legal action against the organizers of the Maine Lobster Festival, arguing that the event's signature practice of steaming lobsters alive is unlawfully cruel. The animal rights group filed a lawsuit against both the festival and the City of Rockland last week, demanding a permanent ban...

Missing Maine Paddleboarder Was Murdered
Teen Arrested in Murder
of Maine Paddleboarder
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Jul 17, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

Teen Arrested in Murder of Maine Paddleboarder

Sunshine Stewart died from strangulation, blunt force trauma, police say

(Newser) - An arrest has been made two weeks after a murder that shook the Maine community of Union. Maine State Police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the killing of Sunshine Stewart, a 48-year-old woman who was reported missing after she went paddleboarding on Crawford Pond...

Passengers Stuck in Maine Overnight After Midair Fight

Passengers spend night in Bangor after crew times out

(Newser) - A TUI flight headed from Cancun to London was forced to make an unplanned stop in Maine on Tuesday night after a scuffle broke out between two passengers. The flight, carrying 267 people, landed safely around 9:30pm, but with the crew about to time out, the passengers were...

Father-Daughter Hike Turns Fatal
Father-Daughter
Hikers Died Apart
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Jun 5, 2025 8:15 AM CDT

Father-Daughter Hikers Died Apart

Esther Keiderling's body found 1K feet from that of her father on Maine's Mount Katahdin

(Newser) - The body of a 28-year-old woman was discovered Wednesday on Maine's highest mountain, which she'd set out to hike with her father. Esther Keiderling's body was discovered around 1pm "in a boulder area between the Cathedral and Saddle Trails off the Tablelands," about 1,000...

SCOTUS Sides With Maine Lawmaker After Post About Trans Kid

High court restores state legislator's voting power

(Newser) - Republican Maine state lawmaker Laurel Libby will have her voting power back in the state's next legislative session, thanks to the highest court in the land. Libby had been censured by the Democrat-controlled Maine House after social media comments she made earlier this year regarding the Maine high school...

Maine's 'Polarizing' Ex-Gov Aims to Unseat a House Dem

Paul LePage targets Maine's highly competitive congressional district in 2026

(Newser) - Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday he's running for Congress in the state's 2nd District, aiming to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden. LePage, a Republican who led Maine from 2011 to 2019 and unsuccessfully ran for governor again in 2022, filed his campaign papers Sunday. The...

DOJ Sues Maine Over Trans Athletes in Girls Sports

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the legal action Wednesday

(Newser) - President Trump's administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. The...

America's Greenest States
The Greenest States in the US
Apr 12, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

The Greenest States in the US

And the not-so-greenest

(Newser) - Kermit the Frog would tell you that it ain't easy being green, but it's certainly easier in some states than others. To sort the tree huggers from the polluters, WalletHub took a look at every state in the union through the lens of three main metrics: environmental quality...

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