Gov. Mills widens fundraising advantage over LePage

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills holds a more than 2-1 fundraising advantage over former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage, and she also is benefiting from millions in spending by outside groups attacking her opponent.

More Mainers have health insurance, census finds

The uninsured rate declined from 8% to 5.7% from 2019-21 after Maine expanded Medicaid, and is now about half what it was a decade ago.

Gov. Mills and Paul LePage will debate 4 times

They will be joined in at least some of the debates by independent Sam Hunkler, a physician from Beals who also will appear on the ballot in November.

Prospects fade for federal bill to expand rights of Maine tribes

The House passed Rep. Jared Golden’s bill to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws, but it appears to have stalled in the Senate.

Candidates for governor set to meet on debate stage

Gov. Janet Mills, former Gov. Paul LePage and independent Sam Hunkler have committed to at least one joint debate, and there could be more.

The race for governor: This one is personal

While this is the first time their names have been on the same ballot, the enmity between Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former Republican Gov. Paul LePage goes back more than a decade.

Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand substance use disorder treatment in rural areas

The $1.9 million initiative is aimed at helping behavioral health care providers expand their patient capacity.

Maine’s not rushing to follow California’s electric car mandate

Gov. Janet Mills says she is not inclined to mandate a shift to electric vehicles the way California is, and advocates in Maine say that makes sense given challenges such as cost and availability.

Maine parties counting on national issues to mobilize their voters

The economy and an unpopular president are seen as advantages for Republicans, while Democrats focus on abortion, falling gas prices and student debt relief.

Governor Janet Mills visits Norway