Political action committees tied to a Republican state lawmaker filed a legal challenge in federal court on Friday to overturn a campaign finance reform Mainers overwhelmingly voted for in November. Those behind the reform welcome this lawsuit,

A pair of conservative groups are challenging a new Maine law that limits donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections

The Institute for Free Speech filed its lawsuit on Dinner Table Action and For Our Freedom, two political action committees connected Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn.

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and Maine Family Planning say they want to prepare for federal funding cuts by the incoming Trump administration.

The complaint, filed Friday, claims the new limits on contributions strain free speech. Others argue it keeps corporate money out of politics.

A pair of conservative groups are challenging a new Maine law that limits donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections.

Abortion providers Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and Maine Family Planning will ask the Maine Legislature for $6 million in state funding, partly because the groups are anticipating federal funding cuts by the Trump administration.

If Democrats benefit from higher turnout and Trump is unpopular, they could heavily defeat Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.

Many of us who follow politics know that New England has over the last several presidential elections been something of a Democratic stronghold. Since Pres. Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992 (and with the exception of Pres.

The charges are for using forgery in an attempt to defraud Republican electors who cast their ballots for Trump that year.