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The owners of Maine's largest power companies have spent nearly $30 million to oppose Question 3, while backers of Question 4, the right-to-repair proposal, have raised $4 million.

NORWAY — Pine Tree Power advocate Jonathan Fulford of Belfast will speak at the First Universalist Church of Norway on Thursday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the church’s Concert Hall. The First Universalist Church of Norway is located at 479 Main Street, Norway. Pine Tree Power is a grassroots coalition with members all the […]

This November, referendum Question 3, a proposal to create a consumer-owned electric company to replace CMP and Versant, will be on the ballot.

The referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would prohibit foreign governments and entities they control from spending money on state and local races and referendums. But media outlets warn that the proposal would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.

If the opponents of Pine Tree Power ( Question 3), CMP, Versant and $18 million in out-of-state money for lobbyists simply gave the $27 million they have spent on misleading adds to the 1.5 million people who live in Maine directly, we could each...

Former State Rep. Seth Berry is the first speaker of 27th annual Winter Speaker Series.

Approving Question 3 on the November ballot would ensure more responsive and rapid investment in connecting renewable energy sources to the state grid.

A recent letter writer (Oct. 2) tells us to vote for Pine Tree Power because “it could not possibly be worse.” I suggest Pine Tree Power could be worse, much worse. We’re told that Pine Tree Power will not run the grid itself, instead seeking bids from private companies to run it. What if the […]

Midcoast Senior College and Bowdoin College will host a free forum between advocates and opponents of the Pine Tree Power Referendums on Monday, Oct. 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. This...

Advocates of the ballot measure say Maine's two investor-owned utilities charge excessive rates and are responsible for too many outages.