That played a role in lawmakers’ approval of a bill to let Mainers vote on replacing the current flag. The state’s official ...

A referendum to replace Maine's official flag with a design from more than a hundred years ago was soundly defeated on Election Day. Question 5 sought to restore the 1901 "Pine Tree Flag." But with ...

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine rejected an effort to change the state flag in Tuesday’s election, capping a ...

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

On Tuesday, voters across Maine will have a chance to weigh in on a longtime debate: changing the design of the state’s flag.

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

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.

A proposal to redesign Maine's flag state flag appeared to be in trouble Wednesday morning, with more than 70% of votes counted. About 55% of voters, or around 318,000, were opposed to the redesign ...

University of Maine students offered their opinions about this referendum question, and the answers demonstrated passion for enacting this change to the state flag. A majority of students polled plan ...

Seal made the remarks at a memorial service that drew more ... “And I recommit to doing everything in my power to end the gun ...

However, the state seal itself is not being changed ... This measure has attracted the most attention in Maine, but there will be four other questions on the ballot. Question 1 proposes ...