Maine News

Ron Satrape of Christian Life Church in Eliot, Maine, left, and Kim Moulton from River of Life Church in Haverhill, Mass., right, hold a "Yes on 1" banner at the driveway of Marshwood Middle School in Eliot on Tuesday.

November 3, 2009 Off Year Elections, Surprise, Surprise Surprise. And the hits keep coming from yesterdays off year election The people of Maine have spoken and delivered a blow to the Gay Rights movement.

A Maine correctional officer has been fired and another demoted in connection with the April death of a wheelchair-bound sex offender after a beating at the state prison in Warren.

Two groups came to the State House on Monday to ask the state to slow down wind power development, which they say is gobbling up environmentally sensitive mountain ridges for questionable results.

An Amber Alert was issued in New York and Vermont on Monday evening for a missing 2-year-old girl who police said was taken by her father in Maine after a violent assault on the girl's mother.

The newly formed Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power is speaking out against the development of industrial wind power projects in Maine.

Tuesday's election has once again proven that the self-righteous Right-Wing of this nation are well-funded and pro-activist as their record for defeating state referendums recognizing same-sex marriages remains perfect at 31-and-0. The LGBT community in the State of Maine is the latest group of Americans who see themselves denied their bid for ...

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Tearful supporters of same-sex marriage vowed to continue their fight in Maine yesterday after voters narrowly shot it down, while newly energized opponents pledged to preserve traditional marriage here and nationwide.

Proponents of same-sex marriage vowed today to continue their fight in Maine a day after voters narrowly shot it down.

Here's a story you may have missed because it flies in the face of the dreary conventional wisdom: When advocates of public programs take on the right-wing anti-government crowd directly, the government-haters lose.

Question 1 [text], which read, "Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?" was projected to prevail by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent with 87 percent of votes counted, according to unofficial results [WMTW report] as of Wednesday at 9:00 ...

Portland, Maine, Nov 4, 2009 .- In midterm elections on Tuesday the voters of Maine repealed a law that legalized same-sex 'marriage.' Scott Fish, Communications Director of Stand for Marriage Maine, told CNA that Catholic support was 'very crucial' to the outcome.

A Newcastle man convicted of killing his father and former girlfriend wants Maine's highest court to overturn his convictions.

AUGUSTA, Maine a ' Maine's governor says the judgment of voters must be respected following their decision this week on gay marriage and other questions on the ballot.

The medical marijuana law approved by Maine voters this week has prompted action by Gov.

In the aftermath of Maine voters having narrowly rescinded marriage equality rights for gay and lesbian families, GLBT equality advocates are looking to assign blame.

Mainers with signs and a clear message gathered outside the State House in Augusta Saturday.

So, some bad news and some good news. Here are the major races we were watching on the liveblog last night , which was a huge success.

Evan Wolfson, executive director of the national gay-rights group Freedom to Marry, said the loss in Maine underscores "the fact that we need to continue those conversations and make ourselves visible as families in communities." He added, "It shows we have just not done it long enough and deep enough, even in a place like Maine." But Maggie ...