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What moved lately, who decides, the finances over the years, read from the towns' own documents. Every state has a page of what its towns have put on a meeting record. Maine is where we read deepest: each of its 106 towns has its own page. Counted through 31 August.

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Maine towns
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What this page is for the public record of the municipalities we read: every town and every topic, each on its own page, counted from the towns' own documents. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Maine towns106

Acton4 topics on the record
Auburn15 topics on the record9 moved in the last 7 days
Augusta23 topics on the record13 moved in the last 7 days
Bangor21 topics on the record5 moved in the last 7 days
Bar Harbor13 topics on the record
Bath6 topics on the record
Belfast15 topics on the record
Belgrade3 topics on the record
Berwick1 topic on the record
Biddeford15 topics on the record16 moved in the last 7 days
Blue Hill1 topic on the record
Boothbay Harbor1 topic on the record
Brewer3 topics on the record
Bridgton3 topics on the record
Brunswick25 topics on the record22 moved in the last 7 days
Buxton1 topic on the record
Calais2 topics on the record
Camden3 topics on the record
Canaan3 topics on the record
Cape Elizabeth7 topics on the record
Caribou17 topics on the record
Casco2 topics on the record
Chelsea5 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Cumberland21 topics on the record
Durham6 topics on the record5 moved in the last 7 days
East Millinocket3 topics on the record
Edgecomb1 topic on the record
Eliot12 topics on the record
Fairfield6 topics on the record
Falmouth26 topics on the record8 moved in the last 7 days
Farmingdale2 topics on the record
Freeport10 topics on the record
Gardiner1 topic on the record
Gorham9 topics on the record
Greene1 topic on the record
Hancock8 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Harpswell6 topics on the record
Harrison1 topic on the record
Hermon2 topics on the record
Hollis6 topics on the record
Hope3 topics on the record
Jay4 topics on the record
Jefferson5 topics on the record
Kennebunk23 topics on the record
Kennebunkport6 topics on the record
Kittery1 topic on the record
Lebanon1 topic on the record
Lewiston18 topics on the record13 moved in the last 7 days
Liberty1 topic on the record
Limestone1 topic on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Limington10 topics on the record
Lincoln4 topics on the record
Lisbon5 topics on the record
Litchfield2 topics on the record
Livermore Falls10 topics on the record6 moved in the last 7 days
Madawaska11 topics on the record
Manchester3 topics on the record
Millinocket3 topics on the record
Milo1 topic on the record
Minot1 topic on the record
Monmouth1 topic on the record
Mount Desert6 topics on the record
Naples9 topics on the record
New Gloucester2 topics on the record
Newport2 topics on the record
Norridgewock2 topics on the record
North Berwick2 topics on the record
North Yarmouth6 topics on the record
Old Town2 topics on the record
Orland3 topics on the record
Orono4 topics on the record
Oxford3 topics on the record
Paris5 topics on the record
Patten7 topics on the record
Phippsburg1 topic on the record
Pittston1 topic on the record
Portland14 topics on the record
Pownal1 topic on the record
Presque Isle12 topics on the record
Rangeley5 topics on the record
Richmond7 topics on the record
Rockland13 topics on the record
Rockport11 topics on the record5 moved in the last 7 days
Saco16 topics on the record3 moved in the last 7 days
Sanford1 topic on the record
Scarborough18 topics on the record18 moved in the last 7 days
Shapleigh6 topics on the record
Sidney2 topics on the record
South Berwick5 topics on the record
South Portland20 topics on the record17 moved in the last 7 days
St. Albans2 topics on the record
Standish1 topic on the record
State of ME2 topics on the record
Turner8 topics on the record
Union3 topics on the record
Vassalboro2 topics on the record
Warren4 topics on the record
Waterville5 topics on the record
West Gardiner2 topics on the record
Westbrook10 topics on the record8 moved in the last 7 days
Wilton4 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Winthrop12 topics on the record
Wiscasset16 topics on the record
Woolwich8 topics on the record
Yarmouth14 topics on the record
York15 topics on the record

Topics43

Zoning and site plan60 townsMunicipal governance and admin42 townsEnvironmental protection general40 townsHousing density40 townsWatershed protection overlay38 townsStreet and road infrastructure33 townsMarijuana regulation31 townsAnimal control regulation29 townsClimate action planning29 townsProperty tax and fees27 townsParking reform25 townsShoreland and flood25 townsStormwater management25 townsGrowth management24 townsShort term rental21 townsAccessory dwelling unit20 townsOrdinance review20 townsEnergy efficiency code18 townsHistoric preservation18 townsData center regulation15 townsMarine and waterfront15 townsEv charging requirement14 townsComposting11 townsRecycling and epr11 townsBuilding electrification10 townsFood vendor regulation10 townsDark sky lighting9 townsSmoking and health9 townsSignage regulation8 townsImmigration policy6 townsLead and water quality6 townsClimate superfund5 townsFireworks regulation5 townsMunicipal debt and bonding4 townsRent regulation4 townsRoad paving and resurfacing3 townsSelf storage ban3 townsActive transportation2 townsCarbon pricing2 townsIndoor shooting range regulation1 townsCapital improvement planning0 townsFacility master plans0 townsMicromobility regulation0 towns

States50

Every topic a state's towns have put on a meeting record, ranked by movement. These are the research snapshots.
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