AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine voters can now access a state-issued guide on the two referendum questions appearing in November.

Washington County is considering a referendum to stop electing the treasurer, a position that is crucial to managing public funds but requires no financial experience of candidates.

Come November, Mainers will be tasked with voting on whether or not to implement a "Red Flag" law. The referendum question has sparked intense debate across the state

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Maine and Oregon over their refusal to turn over voter data. Other states, including those led by Republican election officials, have also refused.

The Justice Department has sued Maine and Oregon over the states' refusal to hand over voter registration information.

The Justice Department is requesting voter data, some containing sensitive information, for what the agency argues is needed to ensure state election officials are complying with election laws.

Journalists and other staff of the state’s largest network of independent news and media outlets have voted to join the News Guild of Maine, expanding the Maine Trust for Local News’ unionized workforce and extending labor protections to workers who said they had been subject to pay disparities and more vulnerable to layoffs.

Democratic online fundraising platform ActBlue has been fined $100,000 by Maine’s campaign finance regulators for missing a deadline to disclose its contributions. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices approved the fine on Wednesday after rejecting a request from ActBlue Maine to waive the penalty for missing the July