Janet Mills says Maine must help Arctic nations with issues such as combating climate change and building stronger trade relationships. Read More
Maine cannot wait until 2045. Read More
The Democratic governor is the first governor to serve under a 2015 campaign finance law that established reporting requirements for the committees that govern the transition period between election and taking office. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills pledged Monday that Maine will have a carbon-neutral economy by 2045 in an address before a United Nations summit, tacking on the most ambitious goal of her tenure. Read More
As the first sitting Maine governor to speak before the United Nations, Gov. Janet Mills on Monday announced Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills said she will address the United Nations on her administration’s nascent effort to combat climate change at a two-day summit in New York City on Monday, becoming the first sitting Maine governor to address the international body. Read More
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
It's not clear yet what the Trump administration will propose as its final fuel-efficiency rules, but in the past it has favored freezing Obama-era mileage standards at 2021 levels. Read More
The telecommunications giant Comcast and cable operators including Fox, CBS and Disney sued Maine and 17 municipalities Friday, saying a new state law aimed at enshrining a la carte cable TV is preempted by federal law. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills said Friday she would delay action on a bill passed by Maine lawmakers last month to expand ranked-choice voting to presidential elections. Read More
Sixteen years ago, the last time a governor-initiated group attempted to better understand a growing ATV community in the state, the machines that riders were taking into the woods were small, light and mobile. Read More
Lexius Saint Martin, 36, was pardoned for a 2008 drug conviction that led to his deportation in the early morning hours of Feb. 19, 2018. Read More
Lawmakers need to take a hard look at other ways to pay for maintenance and upgrades to Maine’s highways, bridges and other transportation infrastructure. Read More
The governors of five East Coast states are urging federal regulators not to put any additional roadblocks in the way of the country's nascent offshore wind industry. Read More
An extra day of work at the end of August, it would seem, does not bring Democrats and Republicans in Augusta closer together. Read More
There are still hurdles to clear before we can gauge its effect on the 2020 election. Read More
In a surprise move, Maine lawmakers passed a bill Monday extending ranked-choice voting to presidential primary and general elections, though it’s unclear if Gov. Janet Mills backs it and what effect it would have in picking party nominees in March 2020. Read More
Maine Senate Minority Leader Dana Dow, R-Waldoboro, said his caucus would support the transportation bond and nothing else. Read More
