County Politics

Hello from Augusta. Residency may again be an issue in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has said it’s essential that the special counsel investigating Russian election interference and possible connections to the Trump campaign be allowed to complete his work.

Good morning from Augusta, where lawmakers are supposed to adjourn in less than a month, but not before they settle a looming conflict over a benignly titled “tax conformity” bill rolled out officially last week by Gov. Paul LePage.

Five Republicans and seven Democrats will run in Maine’s June primaries for the state’s open gubernatorial seat, promising an inaugural test for Maine’s first-in-the-nation ranked-choice voting system.

Democrats in the Maine Senate scuttled Gov. Paul LePage’s nomination to head the Maine State Housing Authority on Thursday, leading the Republican governor to blast Democrats for engaging in “cheap politics.”

Good morning from Augusta. The founding head of the Legislature’s watchdog agency, Beth Ashcroft, will leave her post in August at a time when her staff is likely to be in the middle of its probe into Maine’s child welfare system.

After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement