Gov. LePage says there are more people on welfare in Maine than people paying income taxes. Critics say his statistics are wrong and purposely misleading.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, rebuffed by Congress on a yearlong extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut, said Saturday that it would be “inexcusable’” for lawmakers not to lengthen the short-term deal when they return from their holiday break. The bill, passed by the Senate shortly before the president spoke briefly at the […]

An unexpected snow squall that coated parts of Maine with up to an inch of snow is creating slippery roads and scores of minor traffic accidents this morning.