Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau dropped out of the Republican gubernatorial primary on Monday, becoming the highest-profile candidate to leave the race so far and reducing his party’s field to four ahead of the June election.
A common saying among Maine lawmakers is that calculating their compensation as an hourly wage would reveal that they receive a pittance — but they usually follow that up quickly with, “but I’m not in it for the money.”
Maine election officials are racing to implement a new voting system in time for the June primary, marking the first use of ranked-choice voting in statewide primary elections.
The legislative watchdog committee that is investigating Maine’s child welfare system authorized new probes on Friday into reported problems with the state’s new online unemployment benefits system and allocation of timber harvested on public land.
Good morning from Augusta. The Maine Legislature’s watchdog committee may be busier after Friday morning
Congressional leaders reached a tentative $1.3 trillion spending deal Wednesday to keep government agencies operating through September
Good morning from Augusta, where Gov. Paul LePage is hoping the second or third or fourth time is a charm for conservative initiatives that have previously failed
In a final attempt to give his successor a raise, Gov. Paul LePage unveiled a proposal on Wednesday to more than double the next governor’s pay and increase meal and housing allowances for legislators.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has joined with Republican colleagues to introduce a bill that they say aims to stabilize health insurance premiums in the individual market.
Legislation aimed at providing lawmakers with a broader understanding of economic challenges facing farmers and producers in far-flung corners of the state
