Gov. Paul LePage, who will leave office on Jan. 2, may best be remembered for outbursts and a record-setting number of vetoes that made his legacy as much or more about what he blocked than what he got passed Read More
LePage's Legacy
Over the last eight-plus years, Paul LePage grabbed as many headlines for his blunt, sometimes inflammatory comments as for his policy proposals. Read More
In her third executive order, Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday ended a 2018 moratorium restricting the issuance of permits for wind turbine projects across the state. Read More
Maine's two senators have increasingly split on nominees from the Republican president as U.S. Sen. Susan Collins gears up for a high-dollar re-election challenge. Read More
The former governor is overshadowing fellow Republicans with his response to Gov. Janet Mills' budget, but they will need new ideas to put their stamp on the process. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills’ first budget address on Monday was as much about fleshing out her two-year, $8 billion spending plan as it was about reinforcing a wider course change from the era of former Gov. Paul LePage. Read More
Maine's Democratic governor will address the Legislature tonight on her budget proposal, which drew criticism from her left and right when it landed last week. Read More
When Maine voters elected Paul LePage as governor, twice, they chose someone who had little interest in government, and even less interest in governing with transparency and oversight. Read More
A group founded by the head of President Donald Trump's Maine campaign is reportedly being investigated for being a source of fraudulent comments in the lead-up to the repeal of net neutrality rules. Read More
Three members of former Gov. Paul LePage’s inner circle will lead the resurgence of the political nonprofit that grew from the Republican’s transition to office in 2010. Read More
The new governor will release her budget proposal on Friday and may be an incremental step toward funding many of the policy goals she has outlined since her campaign. Read More
A tiny fraction of the hundreds of welfare fraud allegations made last year ended up being prosecuted by the attorney general's office, according to state documents. Read More
A climate activist, a top Republican legislator, a labor leader and the founder of an employment company will attend the State of the Union speech on Tuesday, reflecting where members of Maine's delegation are in their tenures. Read More
A 16-bed psychiatric facility that would house some mental health patients who no longer need hospital-level care appears to be on track for completion in May in Bangor. This is how it happened. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills hasn’t committed to opening a new, 16-bed state psychiatric facility in Bangor that’s about three-and-a-half months away from completion. Read More
The nomination of former Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck is probably not in danger, but his past support of gun control will lead gun-rights advocates to pack the confirmation hearing room. Read More
After issues with the party-run presidential caucuses in 2016, Maine briefly became a primary state. Lawmakers will have to act again if primaries will start in 2020. Read More
More than 2,100 people are enrolled in Medicaid expansion as the state plans to unveil a communications plan to enroll more this week. Read More
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins sees an end in sight to the federal government shutdown, though the first act of the Maine Legislature could be to provide federal workers with state-guaranteed loans. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills is rolling out new advisers on the opioid crisis and tribal relations this week, aiming to fulfill campaign promises to work toward solving two of state government's most difficult issues. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills is vowing to fight federal efforts to hinder abortion access as Maine Democrats look to expand it in one of the nation's most permissive states on the issue. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday pulled Maine out of a waiver championed by her Republican predecessor that would have made most Medicaid recipients conform to work requirements and pay monthly premiums to remain in the program. Read More
