As the date of enforcement for Gov. Janet Mills’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers approaches, hospitals and emergency medical…
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The Legislative Council met on October 7 to discuss its legal response to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)…
Today, Maine Policy Institute released a new analysis on the scope of educational options available for Maine families based on…
At midnight on October 1, the position of state auditor will become vacant. Maine statute requires that the state auditor…
The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the state’s minimum wage will increase by 60 cents on January 1,…
The Maine Legislature convened on September 29 and approved new maps for federal congressional districts, state House of Representatives and…
Arcadia National Bar, an arcade-themed bar in Portland, has been closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bar’s…
Hours ahead of its September 27 deadline, the Apportionment Commission met for the final time and approved new district maps…
Maine’s Apportionment Commission voted to approve new district maps for Maine’s House of Representatives and congressional districts during its September…
Maine’s Legislative Council voted to reinstate its COVID-19 Prevention Policy, which requires face masks to be worn in the State…
According to the Maine Department of Labor’s (DOL) Center for Workforce Research and Information, the number of nonfarm payroll jobs…
The Apportionment Commission held a public hearing on September 20 to hear public input on some of the district maps…
On September 14, the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources met and discussed the impact new rules recently released by…
Approximately 25 percent of jobs in the United States require some kind of occupational license. A condition on which many…
During a September 15 meeting of the legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Pender…
The Apportionment Commission, which is responsible for using the 2020 census data to redraw Maine’s political districts, hopes to hold…
There are a growing number of legal challenges to Gov. Janet Mills’ requirement that healthcare workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine.…
The number of state legislators who have signed a letter calling for President Biden to reverse a recent decision that…
According to Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, Maine healthcare workers will not be able to…
Maine’s Apportionment Commission, which is responsible for using the 2020 census data to reapportion the state’s legislative and federal congressional…
Despite some improvements to Maine’s economy, the leisure and hospitality industries remain among the slowest to recover from the pandemic.…
Though the legislature failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of a bill that would have created a consumer-owned utility…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced a new vaccine requirement for healthcare workers on August 12, and it didn’t take long…
On August 12, Gov. Janet Mills announced that all Maine healthcare workers will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19…
During its August 11 meeting, the Government Oversight Committee (GOC) voted unanimously to endorse a report on the citizen initiative…
The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) announced on August 11 it is extending the deadline for its Back to Work…
According to estimates from the White House, Maine will receive just over $1.9 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment…
On August 6, the Maine Department of Labor (DOL) announced that approximately 7,400 unemployment claimants receiving federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
On August 4, a citizens’ petition that would put a question about the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) on the Massachusetts…
The Maine Department of Labor’s (DOL) Back-to-Work grant program will close applications on Friday, August 6. The program allows employers…
When former Secretary of State Matt Dunlap was sworn in as the state auditor on January 4, he did not…
On August 4, just days after allowing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium to expire…
On July 28, Gov. Janet Mills announced updates to Maine’s recommendations for wearing face coverings in indoor settings. The state…
On July 27, the U.S. Senate voted to bring President Joe Biden’s appointee to head the Bureau of Land Management…
According to Maine Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Pender Makin, ensuring every student in the state has access to full-time,…
On July 19, the Maine Legislature voted to approve a plan for spending the $1.1 billion the state received from…
Though the bill is dead, voters may still see the question LD 1708 would have posed on the ballot next November.
Gov. Janet Mills held a press conference on Tuesday to announce her veto of LD 1708, which would have created…
On July 12, Gov. Janet Mills vetoed LD 1711, which would have allowed whistleblowers to bring a private enforcement action…
A bill that would strengthen protections against civil asset forfeiture, sponsored by Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor), became law…
Though Maine’s state of emergency expired on June 30, some changes to rules and regulations instituted through executive order will remain in effect until the end of 2021.
According to data provided by the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 6, 44.5% of…
If all 300 workers received the $1,500 benefit, the grant program has already paid out $45,000, or 4.5%, of the $10 million available.
The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 123-23 and the Senate by a vote of 32-3. It received bipartisan support in both chambers.
Between 2019 and 2020, drug deaths in Maine rose by 33% according to a report funded by the Maine Office…
A measure that would have compensated for the expected loss in revenue from banning flavored tobacco was not included in…
The governor’s office recently posted veto messages for seven bills rejected by Gov. Janet Mills, the first batch of vetoes…
Governor Mills recently signed into law several bills that affect campaigns and elections in the state of Maine. L.D. 1363:…
Bills passed by the Maine Legislature during its recently convened special session have begun making their way to Gov. Janet…
On June 16, Gov. Mills announced the creation of a sweepstakes for Mainers who have received at least one dose…
L.D. 231 aims to increase voter turnout and bipartisanship in an increasingly partisan era. In a stark and polarized time, it is refreshing to see lawmakers come together to pass meaningful election reform that transcends party lines.
On June 17, the Maine Legislature is expected to adjourn a special session without voting on the supplemental budget or…
On June 14, Gov. Mills announced a program to incentivize unemployed Mainers to return to work. Called “Back to Work,”…
The Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) began in 2010 when 11 states and the District of Columbia signed a Declaration of…
On June 11, Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced she was renewing the state of civil emergency, which was set to…
On June 9, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) updated its PreK-12 and Adult Education Public Guidance. Though Gov. Janet…
If a bill recently approved by the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology (EUT) is passed, Maine voters…
On June 2, the Maine House of Representatives defeated eight bills aimed at reforming the use of executive emergency powers.
After more than a year away, the Maine Legislature returned to the State House on June 2. As coronavirus case…
A pair of bills recently voted out of the Committee on Taxation have the potential to raise taxes on Mainers. …
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is on pace to exercise her executive authority almost twice as frequently as any of her…
Maine’s Department of Labor currently has no plans to end enhanced employment benefits.
In four of the last six weeks, Maine has led the nation in COVID-19 infection rate in nursing homes.
The Gorham town council voted 6-1 Tuesday evening to pass a resolution calling for the reopening of all Gorham businesses.…
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order Thursday that effectively prevents the immediate eviction of tenants for the duration…
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reached 560 and two more Mainers passed away as a result of the…
The number of coronavirus vases in Maine has grown to 499 according to Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine…
Maine Governor Janet Mills and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, held a…
The Maine Legislature will prematurely adjourn Tuesday in response to the coronavirus, Maine’s legislative leaders announced late last week. Lawmakers…
Lawmakers on Maine’s State and Local Government Committee held a public hearing Monday on LD 2115, “An Act To Implement…
This upcoming Tuesday will be Maine’s first primary election for president since 2000, and the first ever to occur on…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills delivered her first State of the State address Tuesday evening, calling on lawmakers to work together…
It’s true – citizens have been so active this session that the Maine Legislature is revising its process for submitting…
It is a “new day” in Augusta according to Janet Mills, who became the first woman to serve as the…
Over $400,000 of Soros money helped put the Universal Home Care initiative on Maine’s ballot in November. Question 1 proposes three new…
On Friday, Sept. 14, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai will make an appearance in Maine as the keynote…
Kimberly Fichthorn exemplifies what Maine is looking for. A 47-year-old transplant from Texas, Fichthorn has three young children and operates…
Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) chief executive officer Matthew Gagnon has sent a letter to Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap…
Due to the hard work and dedication of a number of conservative leaders across the state, Maine recently enacted a…
The owner of Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue in Portland and his brother were charged Tuesday with conspiring to…
After facing a number of referendums last November with questionable constitutionality, one state senator is looking to prevent such questions…
Gov. Paul LePage and Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew introduced on Tuesday the Welfare Reform for…
Nearly two weeks after nixing a House Ethics Committee review of Rep. Ryan Tipping’s ongoing ethics scandal, Democratic Speaker of…
Despite mild political turbulence in Augusta early this session, a Republican State Senator has proposed a common sense reform of…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party today is exposing a financial connection between the House Chair of the Maine Legislature’s…
Gov. Paul LePage released his $6.8 billion biennial budget proposal Friday, which calls for the elimination the death tax, 500…
Vice President-elect Mike Pence visited with House GOP lawmakers on Wednesday morning to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s first moves in…
After months of constant repetition across all forms of media, political advertisements truly become unbearable this time of year. Those…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today issued a statement urging college students to establish residency in Maine if they…
AUGUSTA – Over the last year, nearly a dozen projects under the Land for Maine’s Future (“LMF”) program have been…
Today, the Cato Institute, a national public policy research organization, released the 13th biennial fiscal report card, rating governors based…
Last Sunday, the Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, a program that airs on national network news, did a segment on…
Shortly after drawing public scrutiny for his comments regarding the racial makeup of convicted drug dealers in Maine and for…
The Portland Press Herald has stooped to new journalistic lows. I didn’t think this was possible after reading their ‘North…
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will take several actions in light of recent controversial comments from both himself…
Last month, Governor Paul LePage received a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce requesting his cooperation in turning over…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage’s 2016 “State of the State” address has been listed as one of the best…
Yesterday, Secretary Dunlap announced the ballot order of referendum questions for the upcoming November 8, 2016 election. The order was…
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” – Wayne…
Yesterday, House Republican Leader Ken Fredette met with Governor LePage, House Speaker Mark Eves, Senate President Mike Thibodeau and Senate…