While there’s bipartisan support for the concept of property tax relief, it’s a task complicated by New England’s long heritage of local government, the spread-out way that Mainers live and a desire not to raise other taxes. Read More
More women are serving in Maine's Legislature than ever before, and this session will also see the state's first recorded instance of a father and daughter serving side-by-side in the same chamber. Read More
In her last Cabinet nomination, Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday afternoon that she has chosen the president of Maine Farmland Trust to head the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Read More
The list of potential challengers to Maine's senior senator hasn't grown much since the pivotal Supreme Court that defined her on more partisan terms and virtually guaranteed a high-dollar 2020 race. Read More
The Maine Republican Party is pressuring U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to approve President Donald Trump’s wall along the southern border. Read More
The Women's March was returning to Washington on Saturday, bracing for inclement weather, coping with an ideological split and reconfiguring its route due to the government shutdown. Read More
President Donald Trump made a new offer Saturday to Democrats aimed at ending the 29-day partial government shutdown that would extend deportation protections for some immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion in border wall funding. Read More
The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election. Read More
Senators should stop posturing for presidential politics and emulate Joe Biden circa 1991. William Barr should receive a resounding vote of confidence to serve as attorney general. And here we go again. Read More
Republicans have chosen Thomas White, a recent graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, to run for an open seat in the Maine House of Representatives that represents parts of Bangor and Orono. Read More
It marks a long-awaited return to politics for Hannah Pingree, who was House speaker from 2008 to 2010, the last of her four legislative terms. Read More
Cohen reportedly had promised to pay $50,000 to a small firm run by the chief information officer at Liberty University in Virginia for the job. Read More
The new governor will roll out plans for an Office of Innovation and Future on Thursday. It looks like it's going to be like a future office from long ago. Read More
Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti delivered an opinion nearly 40 years ago that paved the way for government shutdowns, including the current partial closure. Read More
The uncertainty surrounding the speech also underscored the unraveling of ceremonial norms and niceties in Trump's Washington, with the shutdown in its fourth week. Read More
His continuing collaboration suggests Gates may have significant information to give the special counsel about key moments in the campaign and perhaps afterward. Read More
Significant numbers of TSA agents have not been coming to work, either because of financial hardship or to underscore their opposition to being forced to work without pay. Read More
The attack prompted new complaints about the withdrawal and underscored Pentagon assertions that the Islamic State is still a threat and capable of deadly attacks. Read More
Known as the missile defense review, the document that Trump will unveil marks the first official update to American missile defense doctrine in nine years. Read More
The findings provide a fresh example of how Trump’s unprecedented decision to maintain ownership of his business while serving in the White House has prompted concerns about potential conflicts of interest and sown confusion among federal regulators. Read More
The president’s lawyer appeared to contradict his own past statements about collusion as well as what Trump and his supporters have repeatedly asserted. Read More
Two years ago, former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin angered some constituents when he relocated the office to a space at 4 Union Plaza, near the Bangor waterfront, that was less physically accessible. Read More
A special election for the House District 124 seat will be held March 12. Read More
Reuters news agency quoted an unidentified “U.S. official” as saying four U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded in a blast in Syria. Read More
The president’s latest arguments came on the 26th day of a partial government shutdown amid no signs that the White House and Congress are making progress toward resolving the dispute. Read More
