Efforts to comply with its state license to serve food and drinks have some Bridgton Twin Drive-In patrons taking to social media to complain. Read More
A new coalition aimed at defeating a November ballot question that will ask Maine voters to make marijuana legal for recreational use is growing, according to a release from a coalition leader Tuesday. Read More
A 2008 study by a former University of Maine economics professor estimated the damage from lead poisoning to children in the Pine Tree State exceeds $260 million a year. Read More
LePage made his inaccurate comments as he discussed his efforts to recruit the French aircraft manufacturer Airbus to Maine. Read More
LePage remained relatively composed and civil, even telling those in attendance he didn't always disagree with rival Democrats and then hesitatingly offered praise to three well-known Democratic lawmakers. Read More
Maine lawmakers were licking their wounds and notching their belts, taking stock of what they did and didn't get done for their constituents while finishing up the second half of the 127th legislative session Friday. Read More
In what could be a blow to public access to Maine's State House proceedings, Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, is questioning whether legislative committee meetings should continue to be recorded and archived. Read More
Members of the House Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to add language to the National Defense Authorization telling the Pentagon to issue American-made athletic footwear to its new recruits in the U.S. military services. Read More
After an abrupt departure from a dedication ceremony at the University of Maine at Farmington on Tuesday where he called two students "idiots," Gov. Paul LePage apologized to the university's president and former president on Wednesday. Read More
College freshman Ally Hammond, an Auburn native, said she was shocked a sign she held up Tuesday prompted Gov. Paul LePage to storm off, calling her and another student "idiots." Read More
"This bill finally gives Mainers what they've wanted," Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, said. Read More
The Maine Legislature on Friday appeared poised to pass a pair of large bonding bills that would ask the state's voters to borrow as much as $150 million in the next budget cycle. Read More
The legislation provides tuition waivers for Guard members who are in good standing with their units and seeks to strengthen and modernize Maine's Bureau of Veterans Services. Read More
By a single vote Tuesday night, Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, secured approval of his proposal to expand the state's Medicaid system, MaineCare, by using federal funds to buy private insurance for the state's poorest residents. Read More
A bill that would pump about $2.4 million to Maine's county jails in 2016 easily cleared the House of Representatives. Read More
A Lewiston-based political consultant and former state lawmaker was paid more than $760,000 to collect voter signatures for a failed ballot question campaign to allow a southern Maine casino. Read More
An 11th-hour House Republican supplemental budget and conditions attached to it met strong opposition from Democrats in the Maine Legislature late Thursday. Read More
The Maine Freedom of Access Act requires elected officials, including the Legislature, to conduct the public’s business in public. Read More
The family of an Oakland teen who died in a hayride mishap in 2014 said they were disappointed with the findings of a legislative working group that was created to examine ways to regulate farm amusement rides. Read More
The working group was formed by the Legislature after the death of Cassidy Charette, a 17-year-old Oakland girl who died while riding on a wagon being towed behind a Jeep during a haunted hayride. Read More
