2014
Voters face choices in upcoming election - Bear baiting back on the ballot
Controversy surrounds the citizen's initiative on bear hunting that voters will consider at the November 4 election polls in Maine.
Politics & Government
2014
Primary brings new faces into running
There weren't many contested races in the June 10 primary election in Washington County, but some new faces will be in the running for seats in the U.S. Congress and Maine House of Representatives and for district attorney and county sheriff.
2014
Tribes assert sovereignty, call for review of state’s actions
Calling the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act "a failed social experiment," Passamaquoddy Chief Fred Moore... they were withdrawing their representatives in the Maine Legislature.
2014
Bill to change rockweed law draws debate
A bill to amend the rockweed harvesting laws in Maine was opposed by both conservationists and harvesters, with even those few who testified in favor of the legislation suggesting changes...
2014
Tribe’s plan for Calais casino heads to defeat in Senate
A bill to allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to establish a casino in Calais went down to defeat in the Maine Senate on March 27. While the House of Representatives had been supportive, the Senate voted 20 to 15 against the measure.
2014
House favors tribe’s casino plan for Calais
The odds of state approval for the Passamaquoddy Tribe's proposal for a casino in Calais increased substantially after the Maine House of Representatives voted down a committee's recommendation against the measure and gave its support for the casino.
2014
State, tribal elver deal unravels
The tentative agreement that had been reached between the state and the Passamaquoddy Tribe for the upcoming elver fishery fell apart during a work session of the legislature's Marine Resources Committee on February 19.