There can be many barriers to voting for people with disabilities, from transportation to filling out a paper ballot, but the Maine Department of the Secretary of State wants to ensure that all eligible voters can participate in elections.

You may have heard that there’s a presidential election coming in November. But Maine voters will be casting ballots for far more than the names at the top of the ticket. Between ballot questions, a high profile congressional race and every seat in the Maine Legislature being decided,

On the podcast this week, Cate and Esther discuss the presidential debate and its aftermath, Maine's new online voter registration system and increased rates of Mainers registering to vote. They also discuss Maine's housing crunch and how it's affecting college students and some possible solutions seen in Connecticut.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Gwen Walz, the wife of Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, made campaign stops in Maine Friday. She is in Maine to promote Vice President Kamala Harris' bid for the White House. Gwen Walz's first stop Friday was in Bangor before making her way down to Portland.

Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden questions Austin Theriault's commitment to Second Amendment rights following a report that the Republican challenger called police about a man 'walking onto his front porch holding an AR-15.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says she's concerned about mail-in ballots being counted on time. The National Association of Secretaries of State wrote to the Postmaster General Wednesday. They say after changes to first-class delivery standards,

PORTLAND (WGME) -- The wife of vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is coming to Maine Friday. Gwen Walz will campaign in Bangor and Portland. It's part of the campaign's “New Way Forward Tour.” Walz will be in Bangor at 11:30 a.m. and in Portland at 3 p.m.

If passed during the November election, Question 3 on the ballot would allow government and nonprofit-owned historic buildings to apply for restoration grants.

A clash over who is the bigger defender of gun rights flared up this week in the high-stakes race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Opponents of NRA-endorsed Republican challenger Austin Theriault have circulated a 2023 incident report,

A friend and veteran of foreign wars mentioned, “Veterans in Maine know the wages of war are more than just dollars or cents, with many veterans admitting it is too much to bear.” I didn’t think much about it until after Aug.

I recently contacted Sen. Susan Collins, imploring her to stand up for our democracy, have the courage of Liz Cheney to put country over party, and endorse Kamala Harris for the presidency. I received the following reply,