Maine’s experiment with ranked-choice voting provides a crucial test case for states and localities seeking to transform their electoral processes to better reflect the will of the people.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Maine’s Medicaid Expansion Campaign Got to Yes
Frustration with the status quo and a powerful GOTV campaign helped produce the country’s first Medicaid expansion directly decreed by the voters.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Amid ACA Debate, Maine Inches Closer to Expanding Medicaid
If state lawmakers fail to act, Mainers will vote in November on whether to expand coverage for low-income people.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Q&A: Straight Talk From Maine on Why Trump Won
A veteran Democratic state lawmaker breaks down how a large swath of a rural blue state went red.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Would Instant-Runoff Voting Cure What Ails American Politics?
A Maine ballot initiative could pave the way for a statewide election system known as ranked choice voting that its backers hope would serve as a national model.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
As Maine Goes
Governor Paul LePage is a preview of a President Donald Trump.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
New Treasure in Maine
The Colby College Museum of Art reopens, ready to share its $100 million gift and quietly bold vision.
