3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (915+ words) A new petition effort would implement a rare form of ranked-choice voting in Augusta’s local elections and eliminate ward-based representatives in favor of citywide elected officials. The petition has already drawn stiff opposition from city councilors who represent Augusta’s four…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (498+ words) The Augusta Board of Education will soon consider approving a new public comment policy to align with a federal court ruling last week that held some parts of the board’s rules likely violate the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Stacey…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (500+ words) Augusta City Council members on Thursday kept in place a moratorium on new homeless shelter proposals while land-use regulations and a new shelter licensing ordinance are considered. The licensing ordinance would require new homeless shelters in Augusta to obtain the…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1215+ words) Lawmakers will return to Augusta in the coming weeks to take up the normal course of business for the second year of Maine’s biennial session. They’ll complete their unfinished work from the previous year, tweak the budget and pass a…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (847+ words) AUGUSTA — By all accounts, the country is beset with political strife, partisan fighting and divisions among people of all personalities and persuasions. But in the small city of Augusta on Sunday, in a quiet park along the Kennebec River, there…...