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The Cherokee Nation recognized Charles L. Head Day on July 21 with an annual ceremony held in remembrance of the late Secretary of State and founder of the tribe’s innovative

Five candidates were seeking election to two open seats on the Board Select Board, each for a three-year term, including incumbents Michele Varuolo Cole and Neil Scanlon. Neither were re-elected.

Read Article Every state needs to make it easy as possible for people to vote. The U.S. Congress needs to act to make sure the right to vote is not infringed, encumbered or burdened. It should be easy to vote, and states should be making it easier, not harder. Voting restrictions are wrong and should be illegal. The problem isn’t fraud. The problem is that not enough people are voting. Let’s get more Americans participating in the civic process, not less. We need Sen. Lisa Keim and Rep. Frances Head to work to pass voting rights laws now. Maine can’t be allowed to take away our democra...

Maine’s major police oversight bill stalls as sheriffs roll back support Contributed • April 28, 2021 By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff After backing legislation that would bring more oversight to elected county sheriffs, the Maine Sheriffs’ Association withdrew its support this week, potentially torpedoing the bill’s chances of being passed by the full Maine Legislature and showing the difficulty of bringing legislative changes even amid widespread calls for more police accountability. Upon learning that the sheriffs’ association was opposing LD 375, which would create...