Gov. Paul LePage’s says high energy costs have inhibited Maine job creation, but experts, businesses and data say a skilled work force and location are bigger issues.

On the night before Halloween, Danielle Wadsworth made tacos for dinner at her Lewiston home. A week later, she was hooked up to two IVs at Central Maine Medical Center as doctors debated whether she needed a blood transfusion. How did this happen?

The federal agency responsible for the safety of the nation’s beef supply has known for 14 years that retailers’ poor record keeping jeopardizes public health, but it failed to require better standards.