AUGUSTA A bill drawn up by Republican Gov. Paul LePage would make public the names of animal activists hired to film undercover footage of animal cruelty. An adviser to LePage said this week that the governor’s bill would prevent “unwarranted political attacks” by letting businesses know “if the person has a history of undercover filming […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine House of Representatives has decided the fishing day should get longer for the state’s lobstermen in the fall. The House on Tuesday approved a bill to extend the legal hours when lobsters can be harvested in the month of October. The bill now moves to the Senate. State laws don’t […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine science institute is getting rid of its annual lobster forecast after criticism from the seafood industry about the report’s timing, accuracy and effect on prices. Maine’s lobster season typically experiences a summer bump in lobster catch, and the timing of the bump plays a major role in the health of […]

FORT KENT (AP) — The co-chairman of the Maine Legislature’s budget-writing committee says the governor is trying to overstate the impact of an education surcharge approved by voters. Maine Public reports that Gov. Paul LePage was challenged on his facts during his town hall meeting in Fort Kent, where he appeared to assert Monday that […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A District Court judge says an Augusta police officer fired her gun without warning at a knife-wielding psychiatric patient. The Kennebec Journal reports a civil lawsuit alleging excessive use of force is continuing against Officer Laura Drouin. Drouin fired three shots at Jason Begin in 2015 at a clinic after responding to […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland woman is suing the rent-to-own chain, claiming she was harassed and eventually fired because she is Muslim. The Portland Press Herald reports Leyla Hashi was fired from SEI/Aaron’s rent-to-own store in Portland after working for one month. Hashi’s lawyer says she was subject to negative comments about women as the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s stood with Maine Gov. Paul LePage through thick and thin. Trump said Wednesday that he knew LePage “when he was heavy and now I know him when he’s thin and I like him both ways.” Maine’s chief executive had weight-loss surgery and said in January that “there’s […]

BREWER (AP) — A Maine woman accused of attacking her ex-boyfriend with a sword has been banned from town. A judge ruled this week that 25-year-old Christina McCarthy has to leave Brewer but she may return once to get her belongings — if accompanied by police. The sword episode happened Sunday evening. Police say she […]