A bill requiring manufacturers to report their use of a class of toxic chemicals and phase them out by 2030 is now the law in Maine. The law that took effect this week was one of several legislative proposals to address contamination by PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl...

The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) is preparing for a toll adjustment in 2021 to offset losses to revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, to complete important capacity projects, and to preserve the MTA bond rating.  MTA will hold Public Meetings in early August to...

Governor Janet Mills announced that her Administration has deposited another $223.6 million into the State’s Budget Stabilization, or so-called “Rainy Day” Fund, bringing it to an historic high of $491.9 million. Since Governor Mills took office, the Administration,...

On a party-line vote the majority Democrats in the Maine Legislature approved a bill to authorize the spending of over $1 billion of federal American Rescue Plan funds and Gov. Janet Mills signed it into law. The bill fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for...

The Maine Legislature has sustained Gov. Janet Mills' veto of a bill that would've asked voters to buyout the state's two largest utilities and replace them with a consumer-owned electric company. The House voted 68 to 65 to override the governor's veto, but that was...

After the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted out along party lines legislation to implement the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, Governor Janet Mills issued a statement urging lawmakers to continue working to achieve the 2/3 bipartisan...

Majority Democrats in the Maine Legislature voted late Wednesday to advance their plan to spend nearly $1 billion in federal COVID-19 aid, breaking with Republicans who voted to endorse a smaller proposal. The legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs...

Central Maine Power customers will see more than an 11% increase in their bills, starting next month, which will cost the typical residential ratepayer more than $100 a year. The Maine Public Utilities Commission approved the increase Wednesday. The regulators...

Governor Janet Mills signed a controversial bill on Monday that will make Maine the first state in the nation to charge producers of packaging products for recycling or disposing costs and use the money to fund local recycling programs. The measure, sponsored by Rep....

Governor Janet Mills vetoed LD 1708, An Act to Create the Pine Tree Power Company. In her veto message, the Governor called the recent performance of Maine’s utilities “abysmal” and said that “it may well be that the time has come for the people of the State of Maine...