Governor Mills has signed legislation to permanently bar future development of offshore wind projects in state waters. At the same time, momentum is building behind her plan to develop, for research purposes, a 16-square mile wind farm in federal waters off Maine. A...

A bill that aims to reduce packaging waste has cleared the legislature and is headed to Gov. Janet Mills' desk. The proposal would establish what's called an Extended Producer Responsibility program, which shifts the cost of packaging waste to large companies, such as...

Both the Maine House and Senate have approved nearly a billion dollars in additional state spending over the next two years, including a boost in funding for local schools. The bipartisan bill expands health care coverage by making more Mainers eligible for Medicaid...

The House had given the measure more than a two thirds vote earlier in the process, but only 80 members voted to override Gov. Janet Mill’s veto of the legislation that would allow Maine tribes to build and operate gaming facilities. For decades, Maine’s tribes have...

Maine has banned winter electricity disconnection threats that mislead consumers. Lawmakers in the state, including Democratic Rep. Seth Berry, proposed a bill to prevent electric utilities from sending out misleading disconnection notices during the winter as part of...

Maine’s redistricting panel will met again Wednesday although the data needed to draw maps remain more than a month away. The 15-member commission is waiting on a decision from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court as to whether and how it can proceed with the...

The Maine Department of Labor has been awarded $5,594,187 in federal funding to support and expand apprenticeship programs across the state, according to an announcement last week from Maine's U.S. senators. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of...

Former Gov. Paul LePage formally announced his candidacy for the Blaine House on Monday, setting up what is likely to be a contentious race against incumbent Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in 2022. LePage, whose eight years in office began suggesting that he might...

The U.S. Administration is supporting a city in Maine that has prohibited storage and handling of crude oil that would be shipped via a pipeline from Canada in a court brief that environmentalists hope would be similar to how the federal government could react to the...

The two-term Republican governor has launched a website with a countdown clock that indicates a formal announcement may be made Monday. Former Republican Governor Paul LePage formally registered as a candidate for Maine governor Thursday, confirming speculation he...