The referendum will allow Maine residents to vote on keeping in place the state’s current flag or replacing it with a new design picked from the contest. Maine’s current flag design features ...

“But they don’t need to be doing that.” But Gov. Janet Mills has said she supports the current yellow flag system. Maine’s gun rights groups have also opposed red flag law proposals, arguing that ...

It will soon be up to Maine voters whether or not they want to implement a red flag law. The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says ...

The proposed $11.6 billion budget has drawn criticism for mixing tax increases with cuts to certain health programs.

Use of Maine’s yellow flag law has grown dramatically since the Lewiston mass shootings: law enforcement agencies completed more than 500 weapons restriction orders in the past 14 months, up from ...

In one month last year, Maine’s controversial and unique “yellow flag” law was used almost 60 times, according to newly ...

The measure could land on the ballot in November, giving voters a chance to expand who can initiate the process to confiscate guns from those at risk.

Gun safety advocates turned in petitions Thursday to force a November referendum on a red flag law that would make it easier ...

"But they don't need to be doing that." But Gov. Janet Mills has said she supports the current yellow flag system. Maine's gun rights groups have also opposed red flag law proposals, arguing that ...

Maine's utilization of its unique yellow flag law spiked in the final months of 2024 as police agencies sought to remove weapons from people who pose a danger. Though authorities used it rarely before ...