Lobbyists ranging from the cable industry to major electric utilities have reported spending a combined $4.2 million during the last legislative session. Read More
Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Jeffrey Hjelm is retiring after 27 years as a judge. Read More
Maine’s judicial branch said Friday it would lower the fine for a first violation of the new law banning the use of handheld devices while driving from $230 to $85 after the lawmaker who championed the bill said the initial amount was higher than intended. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills said she will address the United Nations on her administration’s nascent effort to combat climate change at a two-day summit in New York City on Monday, becoming the first sitting Maine governor to address the international body. Read More
Mayors. Who needs ‘em? It’s a fair question in Maine. After all, we are part of a proud New England tradition of town government. Town meetings elect moderators, not to rule, but to keep the peace en route to a resolution of the motions… Read More
"I feel like I've contributed all I can to this primary election, and it's clearly not my time." Read More
Bruce Poliquin is a former Maine state treasurer who represented the 2nd Congressional District for two terms. Read More
McConnell announced his position in remarks on the Senate floor Thursday morning, saying he was “proud to have helped develop this amendment,” which was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins. Read More
More than 560 new Maine laws are going into effect on Thursday, making large and small changes from barring hands-free driving to bumping up the number of liquor stores in certain cities and towns. Read More
President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns. Read More
A federal government team has called for removal of many vertical trap lines from the Gulf of Maine to reduce risk to whales. Read More
It's not clear yet what the Trump administration will propose as its final fuel-efficiency rules, but in the past it has favored freezing Obama-era mileage standards at 2021 levels. Read More
Amid the escalating tensions in the region, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday presented remnants of what it said were Iranian-made weapons used in the attacks on two key oil facilities. Read More
Omar said the video of her dancing was taken not on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks but at a Congressional Black Caucus event on Sept. 13. Read More
The Justice Department is seeking to "recover all proceeds" from Snowden's book, which was released Tuesday. Read More
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser. Read More
The group’s signatures will have to be validated by the secretary of state’s office before the people’s veto effort is green-lit for the March presidential primary ballot. Read More
Republicans have moved into a full offensive posture over the latest allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, leaving congressional Democrats in a defensive crouch as they try to change the subject. Read More
In a new interview with The New York Times’ Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly, Leland Keyser makes clear that she no longer believes Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her friend Christine Blasey Ford. Read More
Eric Brakey, who represented Auburn in the Maine Senate from 2014 to 2018, is the first Republican to declare candidacy for the 2020 race in the 2nd District. Read More
Corey Lewandowski, Trump's outspoken former campaign manager, is scheduled to appear Tuesday to discuss the report by former special counsel Robert Mueller. Read More
More than any other senator up for re-election next year, Collins’ fate is tied to her handling of Kavanaugh. Read More
Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray in October requesting an “appropriate follow up” with one individual who had come to him with information about Kavanaugh. Read More
The policy roadmap is for a fight she said is at the core of her presidential campaign. Read More
Trump said the U.S. had reason to believe it knew who was behind the attack and said his government was waiting to consult with the Saudis as to who they believe was behind the attack and "under what terms we would proceed!" Read More
