Maine is again trying to reduce waitlists for services to people with intellectual disabilities or autism that have grown to some of the highest levels ever. Read More
More than 42,000 people eligible for MaineCare under the expansion provisions have signed up since Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, opened the voter-approved program in January. Read More
The Maine Legislature’s government watchdog agency will conduct a more thorough investigation into how the state provides legal services for the poor, with a specific focus on the oversight of the program and its procedures. Read More
Health care and broadband expansion are shaping up to be some of the more prominent issues facing the Maine Legislature in an election-year session in 2020 that will be tense if the mood at a Friday meeting of leaders is any indication. Read More
Maine may vote on Central Maine Power’s controversial hydropower corridor project in 2020, but it is already a main talking point in the 2nd Congressional District race, with the incumbent pushing for more transparency and two opponents opposing it. Read More
It’s the second time the freshman congressman has spoken up about the controversial project, although he hasn’t yet said whether he will support it or not. Read More
After years of disagreement, the state of Maine, tribes and the federal government appear to agree that a long-running lawsuit over water quality standards is nearing its end, though procedural disagreements stand in the way. Read More
The speakers clicked through slideshows filled with pictures of slushy ice, murky water and thick swaths of mud populated by ripped-up trees. Read More
A blue-ribbon commission has one more meeting scheduled before the Legislature reconvenes to propose solutions to bridge a shortfall for road and bridge maintenance that now sits at $232 million. Read More
A video released by the Lewiston Police Department of Mayor-elect Mark Cayer hitting a woman in a city crosswalk with his van less than two weeks before his November election partially confirms the accounts of the crash from both sides. Read More
President Donald Trump hasn’t visited Maine since 2016, but his influence could be felt on Wednesday night as the three Republican candidates tried to carve out distinct lanes in a June primary for the right to face U.S. Rep. Jared Golden. Read More
The Maine Human Rights Commission found on Monday that the ride-sharing company Uber discriminated against a blind woman when a driver refused to give her a ride because her service dog was with her. Read More
Central Maine Power has begun its political campaign to save the line, which is awaiting state and federal permits and whose unpopularity may be mostly attributable to the utility proposing it. Read More
Maine has begun developing a plan to import prescription drugs from Canada under a new law without guidance from the federal government, which will eventually have to sign off on the state roadmap. Read More
A Gorham school employee who won a Town Council seat in last week’s election and then was barred from taking her seat by that body said she will take the town to federal court. Read More
Michael Bell, 68, was killed in the explosion that leveled the nonprofit LEAP Inc. in Farmington and seriously injured another six firefighters and the building's maintenance supervisor. Read More
