But deaths due to crack and cocaine are on the rise. Read More
Advocates for expansion say Gov. Paul LePage and the Department of Health and Human Services are acting in bad faith and want the court to step in. Read More
“At some particular point, we do need to get serious in the discussion at a statewide level, and say, ‘Our public schools are not up to standards. The local schools are scrapped, in terms of what they can afford to fix.'" Read More
“It now appears that she’s turning down all three options even though her attorney said earlier this week that she would come testify." Read More
In the face of budget cuts after the Great Recession, many schools have struggled to keep up with those maintenance needs, forcing some districts to make tough choices. Read More
Democratic candidate Janet Mills attempted to lay claim Tuesday to a key issue in the four-way race for governor — the economy. Read More
Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said ballots are being printed and election preparations are going forward, despite Gov. Paul LePage's veto of additional money needed to conduct the fall election. Read More
Auerbach said Maine's obesity rate hasn't changed much in recent years, and those who live in rural areas in particular face obstacles in lowering their weight. Read More
“For some of them, it’s going to be a seven-figure amount,” said Peter Gore, executive vice president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. Read More
Top company officials from two of the largest social media platforms in the world were grilled Wednesday by members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, including Maine’s Susan Collins and Angus King. Read More
All last month, the city's temperature was 4 degrees above average, with records dating back to the 1940s. Read More
Concord Coach Lines is once again attracting attention after a bus driver kept a 14-year-old Pakistani-American boy from boarding the bus in Rockland because he didn't have identification. Read More
Before Europeans settled on the East Coast, the Wabanaki tribes had open access to all of Maine's natural resources, from eels and ash to sweetgrass and salmon. Read More
But the battle for the Maine Legislature is also expected to be tough. Republicans currently have a one-seat edge in the state Senate, while Democrats have clung to a four-seat advantage in the House. Read More
A Superior Court judge took the unusual step Tuesday of calling about a dozen jurors into his courtroom to find out why they ignored requests to report for jury duty earlier this month. Read More
The head of the Conservation Law Foundation in Maine says the Maine Supreme Court's decision not to take up a case involving a new solar rule could affect home solar use in the state. Read More
Maine has had its fair share of steamy, hot days this summer. It’s the kind of weather that drives people of all ages into local lakes and ponds for relief. Read More
The university and the Penobscot government say they have come to an agreement that guarantees access to all of the school’s Penobscot cultural heritage items and solidifies the informal relationship that has been growing in recent years. Read More
Maine had among the highest annual rate of increases in the number of U.S. mothers who had opioid use disorder at the time of labor and delivery during a 15-year period. Read More
The oversight committee voted 8-1 to subpoena Bethany Hamm, director of the Office of Family Independence. Read More
