Democrats face an exceedingly difficult Senate map — and how the next 16 months play out will be determined by these five ...

A state bill is getting a helping hand from a well-known celebrity. Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a new bill that directed the Department of Health and Human Services to work better to educate Maine ...

"We will get that out the door as quickly as we can." Governor signs major new energy law amid mounting pressure: 'We know that there's an urgency' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Sen. Susan Collins has not shown true leadership in years. It's time for a change. Gov. Janet Mills electrified the nation ...

For stumping political candidates, vowing to build affordable housing remains one of their biggest rallying cries.

The state's governor took no action on the online casino proposal, postponing any further action until legislators open a new ...

House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said that data will help not only lawmakers, but will show which cities and towns are building ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Over 1,000 people gathered at the Augusta Civic Center for the seventh annual Opioid Response Summit, ...

Multiple states bordering Canada could feel the greatest impact of a 35 percent tariff on Canadian products starting August 1 ...

Dozens of outstanding criminal defense lawyers in this state are simply maxed out — and paid at rates that are less than half ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — At Maine’s annual Opioid Response Summit in Augusta on Thursday, leaders highlighted encouraging signs in the state’s ongoing battle against the opioid epidemic — including a notable ...