Justice Department defends search of Fox News reporter James Rosen’s email account

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said on Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder and other senior officials vetted a decision to search an email account ...

‘Historic’ energy bill clears Maine legislative committee, 12-1

AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill aimed at lowering the costs of energy while dramatically changing the way Mainers consume it vaulted out of a key ...

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LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’

AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday that Republican Gov. Paul LePage told them he would move his office from the State House in ...

Why is DHHS always asking for more money?

When the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee met last Sunday for a rare weekend session, the focus was a May 28 deadline for lawmakers to approve $35.3 ...

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LePage delivers instant veto after hospital debt, Medicaid bill passes Senate

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage handed down an instant veto Thursday, minutes after the Senate gave final passage to a bill that links repayment ...

Lawmakers pass bill to allow for ban of ethanol in gasoline

AUGUSTA, Maine — A long-debated bill that could have banned the use of corn-based ethanol in motor fuel in Maine passed unanimously through the Senate ...

Republicans and Democrats unite against LePage’s education plans

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage’s latest attempts to broaden school choice and lift a cap on charter schools failed to gain much support at ...

Collins sounds alarm on shortage of critical Lyme disease drug

Concerned over a shortage of a key medication used to treat Lyme disease, Maine Sen. Susan Collins is calling on federal drug regulators to take ...