Legislators approved the creation of a new public authority to coordinate investing tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for broadband infrastructure in Maine. Both houses of the Legislature passed L.D. 1484, establishing the Maine Connectivity Authority...

Legislation that would ask Maine voters to buy out the state’s major utilities and put the electric grid in control of an elected board initially cleared the House of Representatives on Tuesday, though it still faces a potential veto from Gov. Janet Mills, who has...

Senator Angus King of Maine is calling on the Biden administration to better coordinate oversight of the nation's energy infrastructure security. King says the energy infrastructure is crucial to national security, citing New England’s growing reliance on natural gas...

As Maine continues its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mills Administration announced a new program aimed at getting unemployed Maine people back into the workforce. The “Back to Work” program, administered by the Maine Department of Labor and the...

Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are connected to two emerging infrastructure proposals. A bipartisan group of senators, including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released a statement, saying they had reached a “realistic” compromise that would be paid...

After seven months of contention over Governor Janet Mills’ efforts to ramp up wind-energy development off Maine’s coast, some compromises are emerging — including a permanent ban on wind projects within state waters. Maine’s lobster industry expressed great concerns...

The Maine Senate has given final approval to legislation that would require the Maine Public Employees Retirement system to divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies, and privately owned prisons. Lawmakers rejected arguments that the move would be unconstitutional....

Governor Janet Mills has announced that Maine’s State of Civil Emergency will end June 30, 2021 – the end of this month. The Governor temporarily extended the current State of Civil Emergency, which was set to expire on Sunday, June 13, through June 30, 2021, to...

An effort to end at-will employment in Maine failed in the House of Representatives on Thursday, although a narrow majority of the Democratic-led chamber approved an alternate version that would study the issue. The proposal from Rep. Mike Sylvester, D-Portland, would...

The Maine House of Representatives advanced a bill Wednesday to bar foreign government-owned companies from spending on state ballot questions after a Canadian energy company dumped millions into the Central Maine Power corridor referendum fight last year. The bill —...