Eesha Pendharkar

A political action committee registered to support Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles has spent more than $140,000 to bolster one of his competitors: independent Rick Bennett.

A political action committee registered to support Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles has spent more than $140,000 to bolster one of his competitors: independent Rick Bennett. The Maine Democratic Party is pointing to that spending as evidence that Charles is running a disingenuous campaign, further bolstered by what they described as the Republican’s shifting position […]

All three candidates for Maine governor are promising property tax relief through an expanded homestead exemption, but questions remain about how

All three candidates for Maine governor are promising property tax relief through an expanded homestead exemption, but questions remain about how their proposals would be funded and how much relief they would deliver to homeowners. Mainers’ property taxes increased by 22.7% from 2019 to 2024, whereas the average home value went up by 74%, the […]

The United States Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal attempting to overturn Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases.

All three candidates for governor are concerned about Maine students' declining test scores. But not all of them are willing to change the key policy experts say is holding the state back from widespread academic reform.

All three candidates for governor are concerned about Maine students’ declining test scores. But not all of them are willing to change the key policy experts say is holding the state back from widespread academic reform. Like many other states, Maine has laws enshrining local control, under which a municipality or school district is empowered […]

The Maine Ethics Commission on Monday fined Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles more than $22,000 for violating state campaign finance laws. The Charles campaign accepted more than $45,300 from dozens of individual donors who exceeded the $2,075 limit on individual campaign contributions, the commission unanimously agreed. The Charles campaign did not dispute the findings, but […]

The Maine Ethics Commission on Monday fined Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles more than $22,000 for violating state campaign finance laws.

The Maine Ethics Commission on Monday fined Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles more than $22,000 for violating state campaign finance laws. T