You may have heard that there’s a presidential election coming in November. But Maine voters will be casting ballots for far more than the names at the top of the ticket. Between ballot questions, a high profile congressional race and every seat in the Maine Legislature being decided,

There can be many barriers to voting for people with disabilities, from transportation to filling out a paper ballot, but the Maine Department of the Secretary of State wants to ensure that all eligible voters can participate in elections.

If passed during the November election, Question 3 on the ballot would allow government and nonprofit-owned historic buildings to apply for restoration grants.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Gwen Walz, the wife of Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, made campaign stops in Maine Friday. She is in Maine to promote Vice President Kamala Harris' bid for the White House. Gwen Walz's first stop Friday was in Bangor before making her way down to Portland.

On the podcast this week, Cate and Esther discuss the presidential debate and its aftermath, Maine's new online voter registration system and increased rates of Mainers registering to vote. They also discuss Maine's housing crunch and how it's affecting college students and some possible solutions seen in Connecticut.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says she's concerned about mail-in ballots being counted on time. The National Association of Secretaries of State wrote to the Postmaster General Wednesday. They say after changes to first-class delivery standards,

PORTLAND (WGME) -- The wife of vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is coming to Maine Friday. Gwen Walz will campaign in Bangor and Portland. It's part of the campaign's “New Way Forward Tour.” Walz will be in Bangor at 11:30 a.m. and in Portland at 3 p.m.

Julie Chandler's earliest memory of voting is of her father dragging her to a polling place the year she turned 18, registering her as a Republican and telling her whom to vote for. From then on she had no interest in politics and didn't really pay attention to elections — until this year.

Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden questions Austin Theriault's commitment to Second Amendment rights following a report that the Republican challenger called police about a man 'walking onto his front porch holding an AR-15.

A clash over who is the bigger defender of gun rights flared up this week in the high-stakes race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Opponents of NRA-endorsed Republican challenger Austin Theriault have circulated a 2023 incident report,

The co-hosts of the "In the Arena" podcast discuss what they saw and heard from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and what impact it will have on the race.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Gwen Walz, the wife of Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, is coming to Maine this week. Specifics about the visit haven't been released, but leaders say Walz is also expected to head to Georgia and New Hampshire in the coming days.