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Maine public-power vote could shape new course for utilities
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMaine residents are set to vote next week on a ballot initiative that would make the state the first...
Maine election 2022: Voters to weigh in on local issues Nov. 8
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter months of politics – the primaries, the political signs, the debates, the ads in the mail, the...
Town ballots decided in York and the Kennebunks: Here’s what got approved
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYORK COUNTY, Maine — Voters in towns throughout the York County Coast Star coverage area weighed in...
Voter ID passes in Nebraska as states settle ballot items
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoResidents of Nebraska approved a new photo identification requirement for future elections as voters...
The battle over abortion access could return to the ballot box in four states as the 2024 elections...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAP Photo/Matt Rourke Millions of Americans lost legal access to abortion after the overturn of Roe...
Maine advocates say latest abortion case underscores importance of state-level protections
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe U.S. Supreme Court has taken up another closely-watched abortion case, this one about whether a...
Ohio Issue 2: What to know about the amendment on who can vote
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOhio voters will decide this fall whether noncitizens can vote in local elections. State Issue 2,...
Opponents of Maine law expanding abortion access won't try to overturn it at ballot box
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 9—Opponents of Maine's new abortion law have decided to forgo a costly campaign to overturn it through a "people's veto" referendum. The Christian Civic League of Maine and Speak Up For ...
Backers of Oregon gun-safety measure hope for fall ballot
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBackers of a proposed initiative in Oregon that would require people to secure permits to buy...
Power to the people? Only half have the right to propose and pass laws
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAbout 165 million people live in 25 states with active citizen initiative or referendum provisions,...