4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1654+ words) “I’m here for all generations, for everyone to have access to water and all beings to have access to water,” Ethan Hughes, a Belfast resident who climbed on the roof with his two daughters, told FOX ABC Maine at the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (406+ words) When BDN shines a light, policymakers act. Make a gift to help our reporters keep Maine’s leaders informed. Make a donation now. The Maine Department of Transportation is moving to slash up to $400 million in projects from its agenda, a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (101+ words) Governor Mills has announced millions of dollars in funding to improve storm resiliency. Municipalities across Maine will be receiving more than $5 million. As part of the funding, the city of Calais... AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Governor Mills has announced millions of…...

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, 2+ week ago   (216+ words) Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Tuesday that a proposed referendum on transgender athletes and students has failed to qualify for the fall ballot after more than 12,500 petition signatures were invalidated. But staff in Bellows' office conducted a deeper dive…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (590+ words) When BDN shines a light, policymakers act. Make a gift to help our reporters keep Maine’s leaders informed. Make a donation now. LINCOLN, Maine — Voters in Lincoln are petitioning to recall a slate of four town councilors after months of…...

4+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (510+ words) Tribal land return, a total ban on synthetic pesticides and the creation of a new state office of conservation anchor a new environmental report that calls on Maine to convert its voluntary climate goals into state law over the next…...

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, 6+ day ago   (194+ words) Maine's campaign finance regulator is considering warning candidates about a tactic used to invite spending on their behalf by political action committees. While Maine law doesn't explicitly outlaw red boxing, a memo issued by Ethics staff argued that the tactic…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (461+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Democrats used procedural moves to grind the Legislature to a halt on Wednesday and kill a bipartisan child welfare bill that was opposed by Gov. Janet Mills. It was a loud and eventful final day of the…...