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A quarter of Maine House races have only one major-party candidate

The number of races where Democrats and Republicans did not face off rose significantly in the pandemic election of 2020, and has stayed at almost the same level since.

Read this Maine Monitor story by Josh Keefe.

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Mainers can now vote absentee in-person for November election | WGME  (Maine Monitor context: View our voting guide)

Dairy task force discusses ways to keep industry afloat | News Center Maine

Trash from smoldering Orrington plant is being trucked to Juniper Ridge Landfill - Bangor Daily News

New childcare funds set aside for working parents who go back to school | Spectrum News Maine

‘Trauma and heartache’: Mainers reflect on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack in Israel | Portland Press Herald 

Invasive blob-like creatures are clogging Maine fishing gear | Bangor Daily News

Meet the men revolutionizing how Mainers slaughter their livestock | Bangor Daily News

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