AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine legislative leaders say lawmakers submitted 1,780 bills during this year’s legislative session. Now, Mainers can get a better idea of what all those bills are about. A full list of bill titles listed by subject matter is to be released today. The 1,780 preliminary number of bills submitted is slightly lower […]

BANGOR (AP) — An academic credit transfer plan within Maine’s public colleges and universities is on the agenda when the University of Maine System Board of Trustees meets in Bangor. The academic credit transfer plan would make it easier for students to move among Maine’s public universities and from the community colleges. Trustees also will […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine is taking steps to report to the FBI the names of mentally ill people who pose a risk to society or themselves, for a national database to check gun buyers. Starting this spring, the staff at Maine’s 38 courts will begin collecting those names and passing them on to the Maine […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is launching an effort to attract young people and job seekers to technology and manufacturing jobs. The governor will join students, business leaders and members of the Manufacturers Association of Maine today to launch a statewide marketing campaign developed by the Manufacturers Association, the governor’s office and the Maine […]