Keep an eye on the wild, wild west in contest for Maine governor | Jim Fossel Two candidates from western Maine could throw a wrench into the race for the Blaine House.

Maine Senate approves 116 bills of the special appropriations table By Emily Bader The Maine Monitor ,Updated July 5, 2025, 2:04 p.m.

Jul. 1—Maine's congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills were united in opposing the Senate's vote Tuesday to pass President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill that extends his ...

President Donald Trump’s so-called "big, beautiful bill," which is packed with cuts to Medicaid, passed the Senate on Tuesday. Maine Senator Susan Collins was among a handful of Republicans who ...

President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts ultimately passed the U.S. Senate with a tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance.

Nurses from across Maine gathered outside Sen. Susan Collins’ Portland office Tuesday to protest the extensive health care cuts included in President Donald Trump’s budget proposal. The U.S. Senate ...

AUGUSTA — New polling shows a statistical dead heat between U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and former Gov. Paul LePage in the 2026 race for the 2nd Congressional District. The University of New Hampshire ...

U.S. TO MEET WITH IRAN: Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials would meet next week on how to move forward following U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites. Trump continued to claim the ...

Maine's electorate has a long history of supporting independent candidates, and has elected at least two governors who ran on independent tickets. That includes Angus King, now a U.S. senator, who is ...

A former president of the Maine Senate, Bennett has 16 years of public service in the Senate and House.

The budget will raise the overall tax rate by 7.4%, the city says, and pull about $9 million from the rainy day fund to account for federal and state funding cuts.