Power companies and their critics clash over proposal for consumer-owned utility

Recent frustrations with CMP sparked a legislative proposal to form a public power authority in Maine.

Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts

But Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of both parties have vowed not to increase state income taxes in the next 2-year budget.

Legislative committee rejects bill to allow local sales taxes

The measure to allow municipalities to collect a 1% sales tax is supported by the mayors of some of Maine's largest cities, but it faces an uncertain fate as it heads to the full Legislature for a vote.

Vaccine bill again splits Maine House and Senate over religious exemption

The House votes to restore a ban on religious exemptions for vaccinations required for school-age children, bouncing the measure back to the Senate.

Maine lawmakers kill several bills on sports betting, but one survives

The committee that oversees gambling kept one measure alive on Monday, and the bill will serve as a vehicle for approving some form of legalized wagering on major sports.

At the Legislature: New adult-use recreational marijuana rules

The proposed rules lay out a process by which a person can be licensed to sell, or grow or process marijuana for retail sale in Maine.

Mills signs bill changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in Maine

The recognition comes as Mills tries to smooth relationships between state government and the Native American tribes in Maine.

At the Legislature: Earth Day 2019

Bill to ban vaping at schools sails through Maine Senate

The measure, which would make it illegal to have electronic cigarettes on school grounds in Maine, now goes to the governor.

Divided House passes bill to end most exemptions to school vaccine requirements

The exemptions have allowed parents to avoid vaccinating their children against infectious diseases before they enroll in school, leaving Maine with one of the nation's lowest vaccination rates.