The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before being replaced by the current flag in 1909. In the new ...

Voters have rejected the plan to change the Maine state flag. Question 5 on the state ballot asked Mainers if they wanted to ...

We wrap up our look at this year’s Referendum questions. NewsSource 8 reporter Janelle Lopez explains question 5. Referendum ...

Maine will not get a new state flag. About 55% of voters, or around 356,000, rejected a proposed redesign of the official ...

The beloved pine tree design will not return to its former status as the official state flag. Maine voters decided Tuesday ...

Voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum to replace the current state flag with a modern version of the original design, which flew from 1901 to 1909. With 72% of the votes counted Wednesday morning, ...

Question 5 on the ballot asked residents if they wanted to replace the current flag with a more historical version, commonly known as the "pine tree" flag.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Mainers were smitten by the state's original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag's ...

A Portland house displays the 1909 Pine Tree Flag, which is ubiquitous across the state. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/ Maine ...

Janet Mills. They said it was time for Maine to join other states with more powerful gun laws, including a “red flag” law used by 21 other states and Washington, D.C., to take weapons away ...

Members of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition argue a red flag law could've prevented the Lewiston mass shooting, which left 18 ...

PORTLAND (WGME) – Mainers are deciding Tuesday whether to keep the current flag or switch to a new design. Maine's Secretary of State chose the winner out of a group of finalists, narrowed down out of ...