Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law prohibiting legislative staff from lobbying for at least a year after leaving their positions. State law currently bars former executive branch employees and former lawmakers…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new crackdown Wednesday on the flow of American DNA to labs in China and other adversaries. The FDA previously allowed for the outsourcing of research involving the…

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Maine’s top police spokeswoman promised Thursday that an investigation into the death of a chocolate-lab police pup will not be just a whitewash. “Yes, this is a legitimate investigation,” Shannon Moss, spokeswoman for the Maine…

Both the House and Senate have failed to adopt a measure that would have authorized cities and towns throughout Maine to collect up to a two percent local option sales tax on temporary rental accommodations.…

Two Biddeford men were found guilty on multiple federal charges, including robbery, drug trafficking, and illegal firearms possession, after a six-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Portland, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…

The Department of State announced on Wednesday it’s resuming the student visa application process with an increased focus on screening applicants’ social media. The agency suspended the student visa application process in May while it weighed new…

A combined force of 500 federal agents, law enforcement officers, and National Guardsmen carried out a massive enforcement activity in California on Wednesday at illegal marijuana grow sites spanning 787 acres, which led to the…

The controversy surrounding Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) censure continued on the House floor on Wednesday when House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) denied her the right to speak into the record on behalf of her constituents,…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and Winthrop Police Department announced the arrest of two individuals on charges of aggravated drug trafficking following a month-long investigation into cocaine and fentanyl sales at a Winthrop motel,…

What started out as a rebellion against their party, which they saw straying down the wrong path to ‘economic justice,’ turned into a short-lived stand on principle on Wednesday when a half-dozen progressive Democrat representatives…

The stepfather of the child who died from a gunshot wound to the head in a Lewiston apartment in May has been arrested and is facing counts of manslaughter and child endangerment. Shortly before 5…

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 on Wednesday to uphold a Tennessee ban on transgender surgeries and drugs for minors, setting an important precedent for the protection of children across the country and enraging…

A bird – voting with its feet – has won an election by acclamation in central Maine, effectively closing down two walking trails. Through threats, intimidation and violence, this bird has employed tactics of which…

A contentious bill, essentially turning Maine into a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants by severely limiting local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed through the legislature on Tuesday, raising serious concerns for law…

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Three protesters, including the Concord City Democrats chair, were arrested on Tuesday after they refused to leave a New Hampshire legislative committee room while lying on the floor and staging a “die-in” to protest Medicaid…

Maine will remain in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement among the states that could bring about sweeping changes to how the President of the United States is elected, despite a nearly successful…

Lawmakers in Augusta are battling in Augusta this week over the second part of the state’s proposed biennial budget. But in the House, it hit a roadblock when an intra-party disagreement among Democrats erupted with…

If the failed Canadian summit sponsored by Maine’s Democrat governor is any indication, she may want a reset on her planned “goodwill” tour en francais. Gov. Janet Mills held a tete-a-tete with Canadian premiers to…

32-year-old Gratien Milandou-Wamba, a Cumberland County Corrections Officer, is currently being held in a New Hampshire prison after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in April while driving to work. [RELATED: Illegal…

A 26-year-old Farmington man is in custody following a domestic violence shooting that left a woman critically injured, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the Franklin County Regional Communications Center received a…

A transient man out of jail on 19 sets of bail conditions was arrested on Monday after allegedly assaulting a woman in Hermon and fleeing into the woods. According to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office,…

One man was arrested on Tuesday after Lewiston Police launched their investigation into a drive-by shooting that occurred outside of a storefront on Pine Street. According to police, shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, officers…