Let’s be honest. Matt Dunlap has a tough race in front of him for the open 2nd Congressional District seat. But I think he’s ...

Advocates for children in Maine warned the Trump administration’s proposed deregulation of the Head Start program will ...

The Money on the Left Collective joins the Beacon podcast to rethink how we talk about money and public spending. Will Beaman ...

Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) at Tuesday’s hearing, “Seeking Justice in Biddeford: Oversight of ICE’s Use of Force in the Death of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero”.

Last month, the Elliotsville Foundation gave back 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation, a parcel of land that connects two Penobscot-held land plots. While this return of land is a significant milestone ...

In March 2025, Graham Planter (in back row, center) went to Washington D.C. with Maine People’s Alliance and Popular Democracy to demand Medicaid for all. Photo courtesy of Megan Smith. Graham Platner ...

On windy days, the water that comes out of the taps on the Passamaquoddy reservation at Pleasant Point runs greenish brown. On a particularly bad day, it can be nearly black. “It’s been a long time ...

Sen. Susan Collins voted Thursday to advance a Republican-backed plan to provide $70 billion in new funding for immigration enforcement agencies, despite growing disapproval from Mainers over the ...

A new poll released April 7 shows Graham Platner with a commanding lead over Gov. Janet Mills in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, 61% to 28%, a 33-point margin that has widened since last fall.

As she gears up for a tough midterm race against a progressive challenger in 2026, Sen. Susan Collins is struggling to shake her reputation as a sellout to corporate interests. A new report out last ...