AUBURN (AP) — A Maine man of Ethiopian descent who worked at a Wal-Mart store claims in a lawsuit the company discriminated against him because of his race and retaliated when he complained. Abdulaziz Omar of Lisbon filed his complaint in Androscoggin County Superior Court. He alleges his supervisor at a Lewiston Walmart in 2009 […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Several days of hearings on Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s budget to address shortfalls in this year’s budget start this week. The Appropriations Committee takes up the supplemental budget Wednesday. The budget seeks to make up for nearly $90 million in cost overruns in MaineCare, due mostly to increased utilization by enrolled people. […]

Gov. Paul LePage swore, pounded a table and stormed out of a meeting with three independent House members last week, according to the lawmakers, who said they hoped to talk to the governor about alternate approaches to balancing the state budget. Instead, the lawmakers said the governor called them “idiots” and again railed against Maine’s […]