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For bassist David Yearwood, Portland's DIY punk scene is "more vibrant and satisfying than in the Big Apple" where he previously lived.

The Portland Press Herald and the Associated Press reported seven legislators tried to enter the State House without COVID face coverings, defying house rules.

Updated at 7:58 AM increase font size Lawmakers lose committee assignments after breaking State House mask rule Seven conservative legislators, arguing that Gov. Mills has lifted the mask mandate, entered the building without wearing the face coverings required by the Legislative Council in a ruling last week. Share Seven lawmakers – six Republicans and one Libertarian – were stripped of their committee assignments after they entered the State House in Augusta on Monday without the face coverings required by the Legislative Council last week. A video of the incident provided by one of th...

Lawmakers vote to study security at State House complex The State and Local Government Committee endorses the bill on a party-line vote after one lawmaker testifies about run-ins with a man now charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol. Share A legislative committee voted Monday to study ways to tighten security at the State House complex after a lawmaker testified about run-ins she had with a man who has been charged with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers on the State and Local Government Committee approved the bill on a party-line vote followi...

Bill would allow online voter registration in Maine by 2023 Presently, Maine voters can request an application to register online but can't fully register electronically, unlike in 38 other states. Share Maine would join 38 other states in allowing voters to register online if a bill before a key committee of the state Legislature is passed into law this year. The measure, offered by Rep. Teresa Pierce, D-Falmouth, would require Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to establish a system that allows online voter registration by January 2023. A public hearing on the bill is scheduled for 9 ...