Maine Public RadioRelated Program: Related Program: Listen Listening... 3:57 Maine Supreme Court Decision Clears Way For Ranked-Choice Voting In This Fall's Presidential Race The Maine Supreme Court has determined that a people’s veto effort led by the Maine Republican Party failed to get enough qualified signatures to put a referendum on ranked-choice voting on the November ballot. The decision clears the way for the nation’s first use of ranked-choice voting in a presidential election. The court found that state law requires petition circulators to be registered voters in their...…Maine Public RadioRelated Program: Related Program: Listen Listening... 3:57 Maine Supreme Court Decision Clears Way For Ranked-Choice Voting In This Fall's Presidential Race The Maine Supreme Court has determined that a people’s veto effort led by the Maine Republican Party failed to get enough qualified signatures to put a referendum on ranked-choice voting on the November ballot. The decision clears the way for the nation’s first use of ranked-choice voting in a presidential election. The court found that state law requires petition circulators to be registered voters in their...WW…

© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsMaine lobstermen will get a share of $530 million in federal relief for the U.S. Seafood industry, which has been hurt by the trade dispute with China. China, at one point, raised tariffs on American lobster to 32 percent, significantly reducing Maine's exports there.In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, the Maine Lobstermen's Association says it is pleased to learn about the relief and that, while Maine's lobstermen did not create the trade issues, they have had to bear the consequences.Under the program, licensed...…© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsMaine lobstermen will get a share of $530 million in federal relief for the U.S. Seafood industry, which has been hurt by the trade dispute with China. China, at one point, raised tariffs on American lobster to 32 percent, significantly reducing Maine's exports there.In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, the Maine Lobstermen's Association says it is pleased to learn about the relief and that, while Maine's lobstermen did not create the trade issues, they have had to bear the consequences.Under the program, licensed...WW…

© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBoth Central Maine Power and Emera Maine say that while they expect to restore service to most of their customers by the end of the day Sunday, some may not have power for at least another night.As of 4:00 Sunday afternoon, was reporting 31,916 homes and businesses without lights, down from a peak of 203,000. was still working to restore power to 10,274 customers, down from a peak of 75,000.CMP President Doug Herling says some customers in Waldo, Penobscot and Somerset counties, which saw the most outages, will have to wait...…© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBoth Central Maine Power and Emera Maine say that while they expect to restore service to most of their customers by the end of the day Sunday, some may not have power for at least another night.As of 4:00 Sunday afternoon, was reporting 31,916 homes and businesses without lights, down from a peak of 203,000. was still working to restore power to 10,274 customers, down from a peak of 75,000.CMP President Doug Herling says some customers in Waldo, Penobscot and Somerset counties, which saw the most outages, will have to wait...WW…