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June 22, 2026 Article

Results of Maine's Ranked Choice Races

June 10, 2026 Article

Maine Primary Election Results and Analysis

May 1, 2026 Article

Legislature Finally Adjourns Sine Die

April 24, 2026 Article

The Second Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature is a Wrap…Almost.

November 21, 2025 Article

Second Session Expectations

September 2, 2025 Article

Preparation for the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature

July 7, 2025 Article

132nd Legislature End of Session Update

March 25, 2025

The Budget Saga

January 17, 2025

Legislative Budget Update

December 12, 2024 Article

Committee Assignments for the 132nd Maine State Legislature

December 5, 2024 Article

Swearing-In Day Leadership and Constitutional Officers Elections

November 13, 2024 Article

Democratic House Leadership Update

November 8, 2024 Article

Leadership and Recount Update

November 6, 2024 Article

Election Results Update

May 16, 2024 Article

Veto Day and Final Day of the 131st Legislature

May 6, 2024 Article

Last days of 131st legislature

April 24, 2024 Article

131st Legislature Second Regular Session Update

November 8, 2023 Article

November 7, 2023 Election Results

August 16, 2023 Article

131st Maine Legislature End of Session Update

December 28, 2022 Article

Committee Assignments

December 22, 2022

Pre-Session Legislative Update

December 12, 2022 Article

Swearing-In Day Summary

December 2, 2022

Pre-Session Leadership Update

November 11, 2022 Article

Portland Referenda and Legislative Leadership Update

November 9, 2022 Article

November 2022 Election Update

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Firm Highlights

The Second Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature is a Wrap…Almost.

The Maine State Legislature almost completed their work on Tuesday, April 14th, around 10:30 pm. However, they did not adjourn Sine Die (without day), so they have not officially ended the Second Regular Session...

Maine Primary Election Results and Analysis

ELECTION RESULTS Election Day was yesterday, June 9th, and the breaking news is that there are still significant unknowns, in terms of who will be the Democratic candidates in both the Gubernatorial and the...

Maine Is Set to Ban Data Centers, Becoming the First State in the Nation to Do So

The Maine Senate took a final vote on April 14, 2026, to enact first-of-its-kind legislation banning large data centers in the state until November 2027. The bill, LD 307, puts a moratorium on data...

Legislature Finally Adjourns Sine Die

On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Maine Legislature finally concluded the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature, culminating in adjournment sine die. The Legislature had returned to Augusta on Wednesday of this week...

Results of Maine's Ranked Choice Races

Five elections in Maine were decided through the ranked choice voting process - both the Republican and Democratic Gubernatorial races, the Democratic Second Congressional District race, the Republican State Senate District 4 race, and...

132nd Legislature End of Session Update

The First Special Session of the 132nd Maine State Legislature finally adjourned Sine Die, or “Without Day,” on Wednesday, June 25, at approximately 5:30 p.m. Finally adjourning the Legislature in daylight, rather than in...

Preparation for the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature

While the Second Regular Session of the Legislature does not commence until Wednesday, January 7th, and as summer is winding down and schools are re-opening, we are sending a reminder that Cloture will be...

Second Session Expectations

The Second Regular Session of the Maine Legislature, this year beginning on January 7, 2026, is always meant to be a shorter session, technically dealing only with “emergency” issues. While these sessions are almost...