3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (200+ words) Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Tuesday that a citizen initiative proposing limits on the rights of transgender students did not qualify for the November ballot because organizers did not gather enough valid signatures. The decision marks a reversal for…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (224+ words) Presumptive Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Graham Platner on Thursday named former state senate president Troy Jackson as his top choice for governor. The news wasn’t a big surprise, as Platner and Jackson have appeared together several times already and are…...

4+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (710+ words) SACO — Maine businesses are keen to grow and invest in their operations, but they need a more predictable environment and more workers to make it happen, according to a report released Tuesday by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (265+ words) A Democratic Party-aligned group has infused close to $9 million in new spending into the Maine governor’s race, though the money isn’t expected to be spent until after the primary. Pine Tree State Prosperity, which is affiliated with the Democratic Governors…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (563+ words) AUGUSTA — Maine’s campaign finance watchdog voted Wednesday to seek a legal opinion on a controversial campaign tactic that three Democratic candidates for governor have used on their websites. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices voted 4-0 to ask the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (273+ words) An effort is underway to try to overturn the supplemental state budget signed by Gov. Janet Mills last month. via a people’s veto. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office announced Tuesday that language has been issued for what is…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (219+ words) Sen. Susan Collins must go. Who should replace her: workhorse Janet Mills or show pony Graham Platner? Platner’s ahead in the polls. He’s a compelling campaigner. But he’s like Bernie Sanders: all talk, no action. In Sanders’ 35 years in Congress,…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (280+ words) The Maine Technology Institute will create a new Maine Life Sciences Center, designed to encourage innovation and draw investment to the field, Gov. Janet Mills’ Office announced Thursday. The life sciences industry comprises nearly 10,000 jobs and is responsible for about…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (479+ words) A strain of the influenza virus that’s not a precise match for the vaccine has been spreading in the U.K., Canada and Japan, among other countries, and could sicken many in the U.S. this flu season. “The flu is on…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (838+ words) While colleges and universities faced unprecedented challenges in 2025 related to research funding and pressure from the Trump administration, it was a surprisingly good year for endowments, and some of the highest growth rates in the nation happened in Maine. Endowments…...