BRUNSWICK (AP) — A federal judge in Maine has heard arguments on a case concerning the release of funding for job training and workforce development programs. Brunswick nonprofit Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. contended Monday that Republican Gov. Paul LePage is illegally withholding money that the U.S. government has earmarked for workforce development programs in southern […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is calling media coverage of her support for a tax overhaul “unbelievably sexist.” The House on Tuesday afternoon approved a sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws. The bill is headed to the Senate for an expected evening vote. Collins on Tuesday criticized what she called […]

LEWISTON ( AP) — Maine police say five protesters were arrested at the Lewiston office of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and charged with criminal trespass. Lewiston police say the protesters were extremely polite and cooperative, but refused to leave the office when asked Monday. WGME-TV reports the protesters said they would not leave until the […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says she’s not going to run for Maine governor, saying she wants to stay in Washington to fight against the Republican tax proposal and referred to the Trump administration as “crazy.” Nearly two dozen hopefuls have registered to run for governor in 2018. Republican Gov. Paul LePage […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine ethics commission is set to discuss its investigation into the financing of a failed, multi-million-dollar effort to build a third casino in the state. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning. Ethics commissioners last month levied a record-setting $ 500,000 in […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware are investigating a chain reaction car crash in October after one of the people in the crash died. State Police said in a news release Tuesday that 91-year-old Eugene Paine of Ellsworth, Maine, died Dec. 11. Paine was a passenger in one of three cars involved in a […]

BANGOR (AP) — About 1,000 former workers of a Maine paper mill company have started receiving checks in a 15- year- old bankruptcy case. The Bangor Daily News reports bankruptcy court trustee Gary Growe says the former Great Northern Paper Co. workers are receiving money for “ a small fraction” of the pensions, vacation, and […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine State Police are mourning the loss of a veteran police dog. WCSH-TV reports state police announced Tuesday night in an Instagram post that K- 9 Pivot had been euthanized. Authorities say the police dog had suffered from a “debilitating illness.” Pivot began working with state police in 2012. The 7- year- […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A memorial vigil is planned for this week to honor the 37 homeless people who died in the Portland area this past year. The annual candlelight vigil will be held 4 p. m. Thursday in downtown Portland. The Portland Press Herald reports the 23-year tradition gathers residents on the evening of […]