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
Susan Collins calls bigotry ‘evil,’ Democrats push for gun control in wake of weekend mass shootings
Mulvaney’s comments came as Democrats argued that Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and people of color has fueled the type of hatred on display in a manifesto that investigators believe was posted online by the El Paso shooter. Read More
From lifting the debt ceiling to compensation for 9/11 first responders, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
Maine lobstermen support protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale, but say that new regulations could cause large-scale disruption in this state's lobster industry. Read More
From raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour to judicial nominees, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
The lawmakers' push follows up on a similar request by the head of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Read More
From whistleblower protections to extending a nuclear arms treaty, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
Maine's Congressional delegation is appealing directly to President Donald Trump to intervene in a federal rulemaking process that aims to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, but which could cause large-scale disruption in this state's lobster industry. Read More
From veteran care to opioid response funding to border security, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
From arms sales to the Saudis to judicial confirmations, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
Lawmakers worked late into Tuesday to give initial approval to bills that would change the 2020 presidential election in Maine, allow sports betting and ban the use of cellphones while driving. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills said the state is looking at all of its resources to assist the city of Portland following the arrival of hundreds of asylum seekers from the southern border over the past few days. Read More
From Trump nominees to condemning the Chinese Communist Party, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
A handful of Democrats considering a run against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins are not yet convinced that the Republican set for the ballot alongside President Donald Trump in a nationally targeted 2020 race is particularly vulnerable. Read More
With less than three weeks to go in the scheduled 2019 legislative session, the panel working on Maine’s two-year budget is set to meet publicly on Friday for the first time in a week as lawmakers begin to punt high-profile measures into 2020. Read More
Minority Republicans in the Maine Legislature are stopping short of publicly linking the two key issues to the budget, but they could soon emerge as key parts of the consensus negotiations. Read More
Special counsel Robert Mueller's first public statement on the Russia investigation is fueling fresh calls on Capitol Hill to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Read More
Maine’s congressional delegation wrote Tuesday to federal officials to express concern that ongoing efforts to decrease the death of right whales will have a significant impact on Maine’s lobster industry. Read More
