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
If the goal is to reduce taxes and make it easier to live in Maine, spend less money; it’s that simple. Mills’ budget moves Maine in the opposite direction. 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
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 first Mainer to file for the 2020 presidential race has only held local office and is planning a motorhome campaign after a kickoff party on China Lake. Read More
Bangor Democrat Joe Perry is heading back to Augusta after winning an open seat in the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday. Read More
Democrats have advanced a sick leave bill still facing opposition from Republicans and business interests in an initial policy volley of the new legislative session. Read More
The Lewiston mayoral race is wide open, legislators will hear the particulars of Gov. Janet Mills' education budget and Republicans are messaging around a bill aimed at Portland. Read More
Though few specifics were offered, state child welfare leaders said Friday they will heed recommendations made recently in a government watchdog report that found Maine’s frontline child welfare caseworkers to be overworked. Read More
The three taxes making up the bulk of Maine’s revenue stream got slightly more regressive between 2012 and 2017, with state residents paying approximately $322 million in income, sales and property taxes during that five-year period. Read More
The lawmaker sponsoring the amendment said 24 other states have constitutional amendments just like it. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills’ administration wants a court to throw out a lawsuit a state legislator brought against the state last year to compel then-Gov. Paul LePage to restore the state’s staff of public health nurses. Read More
A prosecutor warned Gov. Janet Mills when she served as attorney general in 2016 that Maine’s chief medical examiner, serving as an outside witness, had given testimony that a judge in that state deemed not credible in a child manslaughter trial. Read More
A new Maine task force will review the prevalence of highly toxic chemicals linked to health threats ranging from cancer to decreased fertility. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills will sign a bill on Thursday to rename an Orono bridge for a fallen Maine soldier, with her first bill signing running behind her predecessors. Read More
Opposition to Central Maine Power's proposed transmission line through western Maine is hot after Gov. Janet Mills came out in support of it, but some opponents think a group's recent negative ad against Mills went too far. Read More
