AUGUSTA Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he won’t reinstate more than a dozen nominations of individuals to state boards and commissions after abruptly withdrawing them last week. The governor withdrew the nominations after a panel voted down one of his nominees. Such gubernatorial nominations are reviewed by a legislative panel and then face confirmation votes […]

Maine has set an April 30 deadline for a new consultant to come up with the rules needed to begin recreational marijuana sales. The state Department of Administrative and Financial Services issued a request for proposals Monday for a consultant to write the rules and regulations needed to license and regulate adult-use cannabis businesses and […]

Money from outside groups that can spend unlimited amounts on a campaign is pouring into state legislative races this year much earlier than usual — and at an exponentially higher rate. Spending by party committees and political action committees, known as independent expenditures, reached $365,979 for all legislative races by Sept. 7, according to 60-day […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Interstate fishing regulators say the quota is almost tapped out in one of the most productive herring fishing areas of the Northeast, and they’re shutting the fishery down for the rest of the month. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission says 97 percent of the quota has been harvested from the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A cruise ship originally bound for Bermuda has docked in Maine to avoid the oncoming Hurricane Florence due to make landfall this week. Portland city officials say the vessel docked Monday after being forced to change course due to the hurricane. Passengers of the Oceania cruise line ship “Insignia” say they are […]