1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (229+ words) Gov. Janet Mills has nominated a longtime senior litigator in the attorney general's office to serve on Maine's Supreme Judicial Court. Christopher Taub has worked in the AG's office since 1999 and has served as chief deputy attorney general since 2021. He…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (318+ words) Only one member of Maine's congressional delegation, Republican Sen. Susan Collins, plans to attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address tonight. The three other members of the delegation " Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden and independent Sen....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1100+ words) Maine consistently ranks as one of the least religious states in the entire country " 49th, according to the latest report from Pew Research Center. But a couple of denominations are bucking that trend: Unitarian Universalism and Quakerism for example. In the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (518+ words) Maine lawmakers are considering a two-year pause on building large new data centers in the state. State Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, added the moratorium to her bill proposing a broad-based data center "coordination council" that would study benefits and risks…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (244+ words) Maine's community colleges will receive almost $20 million dollars in federal funds to support new facilities and equipment as part of the budget package signed by President Donald Trump this week. The money will support a new housing project in York…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (970+ words) When a member of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 23, fellow parishioners sprang into action. His wife had just undergone an emergency C-section. His baby is still in the hospital....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (223+ words) Students across Maine participated in the national strike against immigration enforcement today by staying home, walking out of school and protesting. Dozens of Lewiston High School students walked out and were joined by community members as they marched downtown to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (199+ words) Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says ICE officials are telling one story about their operation to arrest "the worst of the worst" in Maine, but the reality on the ground is entirely different. During a press conference Thursday, Joyce confirmed…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (213+ words) Maine's direct care workers want better pay, and a proposal before the state legislature would require that they earn at least 125 percent of the minimum wage, or just under $19 an hour. The bill, LD 1932, is sponsored by Democratic House Speaker…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (222+ words) Former state legislator Garrett Mason is making a second attempt to become Maine's next governor. Mason will become the 12th Republican candidate in the race and one with connections to the state's evangelical electorate. Mason was 25-years old when first elected…...