Postal service bill unlikely to ease mail delays in Maine, workers say

A financial reform bill in Congress would put the U.S. Postal Service back in the black, but workers say it won't immediately resolve staffing shortages and late-arriving mail.

Maine leaders seek delay of May 1 deadline for whale-friendly lobstering gear

Gov. Janet Mills and all four members of Maine's congressional delegation say the federally mandated equipment is expensive and hard to get.

Panel endorses bill to train teachers in climate science despite Republican opposition

Opponents worried that the bill, which has huge support among Maine science teachers, would give environmental groups too much influence.

Part-time Mainer ‘relieved’ that U.S. Supreme Court will hear college admissions cases

The court agrees to hear two lawsuits challenging the role of race in college admissions filed by a group whose leader lives in South Thomaston half of the year.

Pingree and Collins press Postal Service for answers on mail delays

Some Maine residents have complained in recent weeks that regular mail is being delayed for days or going undelivered.

Rep. Frances Head speaks at Bethel selectman meeting

What to know about a potential government shutdown

Republicans are blocking funding the government.

Maine’s supreme court extends deadline for Legislature to redraw voting districts

Lawmakers had asked for more time because they still don't have the U.S. Census data needed to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.

LePage officially announces bid for governor in 2022

The conservative and controversial Republican served eight years in the Blaine House before being term-limited in 2019, and his entrance into the race all but guarantees a feisty campaign against Gov. Janet Mills.

Supporters of tribal gaming bill fail to override Mills veto

The House voted 80-53 to override the governor's opposition to a bill restoring gaming rights lost in a 1980 legal settlement with the state, short of the two-thirds margin needed.