Politics & Government

Bills submitted by Washington County legislators would reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor, restore the state's revenue sharing to municipalities to 5%, help fight the state's opioid crisis and assist wild blueberry growers, along with addressing many other measures.

A University of Maine at Machias economics professor is appealing a decision by a federal judge to dismiss his lawsuit against the university and its faculty union for infringing on his First Amendment rights.

It looks as though about $250,000 from Washington County's undesignated fund balance could be used to reduce the amount of the proposed hike in the fiscal year 2018-2019 budget, meaning a possible increase of about 2% rather than the 6.67% previously anticipated...

Maine voters elected their first female governor and Democrats strengthened their majority in the state's House of Representatives, just as they took control of the U.S. House in a midterm election that generated high voter turnout.

In the Tuesday, November 6, general election, Maine voters will be electing a new governor to succeed Republican Paul LePage, whose eight years in office have been marked by controversy, including his decision to close the Downeast Correctional Facility in Washington County.

Maine voters will face five referendum questions on the Tuesday, November 6, ballot, including four bond issues, with two to assist the state's universities and community colleges, and a proposal to create a home-care program funded by a tax on higher incomes.