Coronavirus concerns push back Maine elver season

The state will delay the start of the fishery's $20 million-a-year season by at least 2 weeks.

CareerCenter shifting to online services

Pandemic causes sharp drop in Maine’s interstate air, rail and bus travel

Passenger volume at Maine's largest airport is down 70%, while rail and bus ridership has suffered even bigger declines.

As paralysis grips Maine’s small businesses, policymakers pursue major relief

The immediate economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic has thrown small business owners into a tailspin, with no idea when the pain will end.

Maine issues first round of conditional marijuana licenses

Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.

Bill to increase Maine overtime protections fails to win lawmakers’ support

The bill would increase the threshold for salaried workers in the state to earn overtime pay, but lawmakers said it would burden businesses in an uncertain economy.

Maine trade groups lash out against proposed increase in overtime pay eligibility

A bill in the Legislature would allow thousands more salaried workers in Maine to earn overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week.

Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill

The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.

Maine lobstermen to federal regulators: We’re not killing right whales

The Maine Lobstering Union accuses the agency of caving to environmental organizations when it should be defending the industry.

Though Maine’s lobster harvest was smallest in 9 years, value remained steady

The average per-pound price in 2019 was a whopping $4.82, the highest since Maine began tracking lobster hauls back in 1880.