The Maine House of Representatives initially approved a bill on Tuesday that would make the state join several others by recognizing the October holiday of Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. Read More
Both sides of the corridor debate are trying to whip Farmington residents to a meeting on Tuesday as remaining local support for the project seems to be falling away and a state decision looms. Read More
Maine may have to pay back more than $72 million to the federal government resulting from the decertification of Riverview Psychiatric Center after federal officials earlier this month rejected an appeal filed by former Gov. Paul LePage. Read More
The Democratic-led Legislature looks poised to raise minimum teacher salaries, but they differ with Republicans on how to pass that money to districts and schools want a long-term plan. Read More
Angus King and Jared Golden hope the legislation will "level the playing field for the logging trade with other agricultural fields." Read More
Special Counsel Robert Mueller began investigating Michael Cohen for fraud in his personal business dealings and for potentially acting as an unregistered foreign agent at least nine months before FBI agents in New York raided his home and office/ Read More
President Donald Trump said he wants an immediate start to talks between General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers, extending to a third day his calls for the carmaker and union to reopen an Ohio factory. Read More
Presently it’s legal for businesses to import animals from out of state, kill them here and sell them as "Maine Raised" meat. A proposal before the legislature is aiming to change that. Read More
The Federal Election Commission has fined the 2012 Senate campaign of Ted Cruz, R-Texas, $35,000 for inaccurately reporting the source of more than $1 million in loans. Read More
Supporters of a bill to mandate a carbon-emissions study before Maine permits a proposed electricity transmission corridor from Quebec to Massachusetts packed a Friday hearing as energy regulators close in on a decision on the highly controversial project. Read More
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said it seems that questions about the status of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument as a federal property finally seem settled after meeting Friday in Bangor with Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. Read More
Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Read More
President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. Read More
Lawmakers worried about domestic terrorism want the FBI to provide a complete accounting of the threat, after recently disclosed data show arrests in such cases now outpace those in international terrorism probes. Read More
Jeb Bush said a fellow Republican should challenge President Trump for the GOP nomination next year, though he acknowledged the difficulties in defeating a sitting president. Read More
The White House said Friday that the United States “strongly condemns” the deadly attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Read More
Angus King wants to make it illegal for non-dairy products, like soy or almond, to be labeled ‘milk’
He says he's on board with the proposal because Maine's dairy farmers “should not be faced with unfair competition from imitation products” that have different nutritional profiles. Read More
Opponents of the proposed $1 billion corridor through western Maine will rally around a bipartisan bill that would make the state study emissions reductions before permitting the project. Read More
The federal judge who shot down a Medicaid work requirement plan last June remained deeply skeptical Thursday of the Trump administration’s renewed strategy to force enrollees to work. Read More
Documents unsealed Thursday in a lawsuit have shed new light on how hackers breached Democratic Party email accounts before the 2016 election. Read More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, appeared before Collins' Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Thursday. Read More
Roughly $198 million, or 41 percent of the system’s budget, would come from state government if Mills’ budget is approved — a $10 million increase in state aid from the previous fiscal year. Read More
A proposed bill would allow a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, certified nurse-midwives or other medical professional to perform abortions in Maine. Read More
Hundreds of spots on Maine boards and commissions could be decided by the new governor, with one high-profile appointment to a crucial commission coming soon. Read More
The vote has set up a veto fight and dealt Trump a conspicuous rebuke as he tested how boldly he could ignore Congress in pursuit of his highest-profile goal. Read More
U.S. health regulators are moving ahead with a plan designed to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers by restricting sales of most flavored products. Read More
A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is facing the most significant legal challenge since it was enacted more than 40 years ago. Read More
