Politics & Government

Former President Donald Trump won a decisive victory in a deeply divided country in the November 5 U.S. presidential election, after some states that went for President Biden in 2020 turned red, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia.

Charlotte County bucked the trend in the New Brunswick provincial general election on October 21. Voters in both Saint Croix and Fundy The Isles Saint John Lorneville stuck with the Progressive Conservatives even as the party lost seats across the province to the Liberals under leader Susan Holt.

Voter turnout is expected to be high in the U.S. election on Tuesday, November 5, with many considering the race for president one of the most consequential in many decades.

All seven candidates running in the Saint Croix riding in the October 21 provincial general election say Campobello Island needs a year round ferry. They agree that law courts should return to Charlotte County and that the area faces issues with homelessness, drugs, crime and healthcare.

While the state supplemental budget that was signed into law on April 22 includes more funding for the Maine State Police that could help beef up rural patrol coverage in the state, including Washington County, the additional amount was cut significantly during the legislative process.

A local state representative, Anne Perry of Calais, has been put into the national spotlight for sponsoring a bill that has gained controversy for its connection to supporting Maine's already existing abortion and gender-affirming medical treatment laws.