Monday night in Portland, the NAACP is hosting their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day dinner, and after eight years, Maine's governor will reinstate the tradition of addressing the community. 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
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
Gov. Janet Mills has pledged to not raise taxes in her first two-year budget proposal, but a liberal group views tax hikes as the main way to fund priorities that Democrats share. That tension will be a key storyline of 2019. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills will issue $15 million in voter-approved housing bonds on Tuesday in a reversal of former Gov. Paul LePage, who is doubling down already on his threat to oppose Mills in 2022. Read More
Food stamp funding will continue through February, but the funding is not guaranteed if the government shutdown lasts through March. Read More
The Maine Republican Party may be molded in former Gov. Paul LePage's image now more than ever and Gov. Janet Mills' preferred candidate will lead the Democrats through 2020. Read More
Let’s be honest with our history, and give the new governor and Legislature a fair chance to do right for our state. Read More
This week, Gov. Janet Mills announced that roughly 500 people have been approved for health care coverage through Medicaid expansion. Read More
The state's workforce is expected to be unaffected by the partial shutdown of the federal government until at least February and Maine has a relatively small share of affected federal workers. Read More
Surplus revenue in a state account will cover the initial coverage for those newly covered under the state's Medicaid program. Read More
A Morning Consult poll shows approval ratings for Maine's leading politicians changed little in the final quarter of 2018. That could be bad news for Democrats who had hoped that Republican Sen. Susan Collins' support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh would cut into her approval rating. Read More
The housing bond, which passed with 69 percent support in a statewide referendum, would build 200 energy-efficient homes for low-income seniors and weatherize another 100 homes for low-income seniors. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills' nominees must pass administrative hurdles before officially taking their jobs, but some are already heading departments nominally and it doesn't look like any will have problems being confirmed. Read More
State lawmakers are proposing an array of changes to Maine's gun laws, including instituting background checks for all private sales and transfers. Read More
Democrats are showing off their priorities for the 2019 legislative session as they try to accomplish policy goals that were often blocked by the former Republican governor. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills’ incoming administration asked an out-of-state company not to sign a contract the company had negotiated with the state to run a new psychiatric facility that’s under construction in Bangor. Read More
Republicans are often cast as the party of deep pockets when it comes to campaign spending. But here in Maine, Democrats and their outside supporters enjoyed a significant fundraising advantage this November over their counterparts on the right. Read More
