The Maine House of Representatives initially approved a bill on Tuesday that would make the state join several others and a handful of municipalities including Bangor by recognizing the October holiday of Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who has been representing Maine since 1997, can claim the title of Congress’ most bipartisan senator for the sixth year in a row.
A pair of Maine lawmakers wants to get more of the state’s teenagers interested in logging.
Good morning from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed budget includes a $126 million spike in K-12 education, and designates $10 million to unilaterally raise minimum teacher salaries statewide from $30,000 to $40,000.
University of Maine System Chancellor James Page on Thursday urged lawmakers to approve Gov. Janet Mills’ biennial budget
Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday submitted a bill that would change Maine law on who can perform abortions.
Sen. Susan Collins is signing on as sponsor of a comprehensive nondiscrimination bill, the only Senate Republican to back the LGBT rights movement’s top legislative priority.
Good morning from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills is now more than two months into her tenure and has made many breaks from former Gov. Paul LePage, but she and her administration have barely begun to fill hundreds of vacant seats on state boards and commissions.
Hundreds descended on the State House complex on Wednesday to testify for two competing immunization bills — one from Democrats that would remove exemptions that currently allow parents to opt out of vaccinating their children, and a counter bill from Republicans, which would protect that right for parents and doctors.
Good morning from Augusta. The three taxes making up the bulk of Maine’s revenue stream got slightly more regressive between 2012 and 2017, with state residents paying approximately $322 million in income, sales and property taxes during that five-year period.
