The referendum will allow Maine residents to vote on keeping in place the state’s current flag or replacing it with a new design picked from the contest. Maine’s current flag design features ...

Mainers were smitten by the state's original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag's popularity wasn't enough to convince voters to make it the state's official flag. Residents ...

The proposed red flag law would allow family members to petition the court for removal of weapons. It wouldn’t require a mental health assessment, which Maine’s current yellow flag law mandates.

And unlike Maine’s current yellow flag law, the proposal would eliminate the need for a mental health evaluation before a judge can order the temporary confiscation of weapons. The Maine Gun ...