A deal that solved a thorny split on reforms to Maine's workers' compensation system was key to the passage of a two-year budget on Friday. Read More
Betsy Sweet became the first well-known Democrat to announce a 2020 run against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday, kicking off a nationally targeted campaign against the four-term Maine Republican. Read More
A thorny residency requirement threatens a proposed set of marijuana rules, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will likely get her first well-known challenger on Thursday and lawmakers may have a deal on a two-year state budget. Read More
A special legislative election in the Portland suburbs and school budget validations will dominate a sleepy Election Day in Maine, where about 10 percent turnout is expected in most areas. 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
Lawmakers are adding new priorities to a heavy list with three weeks to go in the 2019 legislative session, but funding many of them will rely on a consensus budget process that has yet to break through. Read More
An organizer cited the Mills administration’s desire to “make Maine's immigrants feel visible and welcome” and said there are other plans to “help immigrants gain a sense of belonging.” Read More
Maine could switch to a presidential primary in 2020 and it's easy to see a situation where it makes a difference in the type of candidate Democrats nominate to take on President Donald Trump. Read More
Maine legislative leaders are pushing lawmakers to use their time more wisely as hundreds of bills await final action toward the end of the 2019 session. Read More
Three Senate Democrats didn't answer questions about how they will vote on an immunization bill that could bring one of the most pressure-packed votes of this year's Legislature. Read More
A revenue forecast to be rolled out by a Maine committee on Wednesday will give lawmakers an idea of their limitations as they consider a tight two-year budget proposal from Gov. Janet Mills. Read More
Maine's senior senator has a higher approval rating among Republicans than most members of her party running for re-election in 2020. Read More
Most Maine adults could be automatically registered to vote beginning in 2022 if the Legislature passes a new bill this session Read More
There is bipartisan support for bills to rein in Central Maine Power's unpopular corridor proposal as Democrats work carefully to avoid an initial showdown with Gov. Janet Mills, a corridor proponent. Read More
Business groups and Republicans played ball with Democrats on another leave proposal, but they may have less incentive to with a wider-ranging family leave bill proposed by the Democratic speaker. Read More
The endorsement from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and the decision from Susan Rice, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, are bigger curiosities to a national political audience than a Maine one. Read More
The Republican senator has raised more money to this point in her 2020 campaign than in her last three re-election races combined. Read More
The Republican senator led a likely opponent who is not well-known in much of the state by 22 points in an early poll that brought good news for newly elected Maine Democrats. Read More
