Just days after the nation's top intelligence officer warned of persistent attempts by Russia to hack American voting infrastructure, the Maine Secretary of State's office confirmed it is seeking federal funds to beef up cybersecurity of the state’s voter registration system. Read More
Maine's more conservative congressional district is again being seen as a potential swing seat. The Democratic challenger must do a lot of work to flip it. Read More
While his mouth has attracted most of the attention, there is no denying that his use of the veto pen will cement his place in the history books. Read More
Republican Gov. Paul LePage's lawyers on Friday asked a judge to toss a lawsuit challenging the governor's executive order to halt wind turbine permits in western and coastal regions of rural Maine. Read More
Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Friday defended his refusal to release over $1 million in overdue public campaign funds to more than 120 legislative candidates and one gubernatorial hopeful. Read More
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared in Portland on Friday to promote a federal push to prosecute suspected fentanyl dealers in parts of the country especially hard hit by the opioid crisis. Sessions announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice will send an additional… Read More
A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of reunited families who were separated by the Trump administration after crossing the southwest border. Read More
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in Portland today. He'll face protesters who embody Maine's near-equal political split on his boss. Read More
President Donald Trump, at his luxury seaside golf course here, turned his eye to domestic politics Saturday morning — attacking former President Barack Obama, questioning the FBI, torching CNN and bragging about his 2016 win. Read More
The aircraft and two pilots were sent to Arizona in early July to provide “aerial support” to that state’s National Guard, which is in turn aiding federal border agents,. Read More
“Today we are facing the deadliest drug epidemic in the history of America," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday in Portland. "Sadly, Maine knows the tragic consequences of drugs and medication too well.” Read More
Two of the state’s busiest prosecutorial districts will have new district attorneys in November after long-serving chief prosecutors decided not to seek re-election. Read More
Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an Associated Press analysis finds. Read More
Most of the borrowing is for transportation projects already underway, and the state treasurer is unsure whether the delay in the bond sale will come with added cost for taxpayers. Read More
The proposal would allow adult noncitizens who are legally present in the U.S., including asylum seekers and refugees, to vote in municipal elections such as local referendums. Read More
President Donald Trump ripped into NATO allies Wednesday, slamming Germany for its dependence on Russian energy and demanding that nations double their military spending commitments. Read More
U.S. Sen. Angus King on Wednesday said President Donald Trump is playing into Russia’s hands as Trump lobbed fresh complaints at U.S. allies during this week’s NATO summit in Brussels. Read More
The new reduction of help for navigators, announced late Tuesday afternoon by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, fits within a pattern of moves by the administration to weaken the Affordable Care Act. Read More
Federal officials have fallen short of meeting a court-ordered deadline to reunite dozens of youngsters forcibly separated from their families at the border. Read More
The criticism was an unusual one coming from Trump, who has appeared eager to cozy up to Putin and who has dismissed the U.S. intelligence community's assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Read More
The ruling guts a significant portion of President Donald Trump’s June executive order that, after a nationwide outcry, ended mass family separations at the border in exchange for mass family detentions. Read More
A system with a reputation for not responding to reports of child abuse or neglect will be the focus of new legislation coming from Gov. Paul LePage, Maine’s health and human services chief told lawmakers on Tuesday. Read More
The Legislature is putting an end to the practice of automatic drivers' license suspensions for failing to pay fines for most non-driving-related violations. Read More
