President Donald Trump has been promising to abolish the Education Department since the 2024 campaign. Here’s what to know about his effort to close it.

The House approved the $11.3 billion budget 76-66 on party lines and the Senate passed it 18-17 with 2 Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.

Real estate experts say increased inventory points toward a positive spring market.

Republicans, who have criticized state efforts to promote electric vehicle sales, opposed tapping a regional source of funding. Maine exhausted its money for EV rebates in November.

The oratorio 'Fire!' will be performed by ChoralArt on Saturday and Sunday at Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland.

Abdihamit Ali has been serving a 7-year sentence after being found guilty of elevated aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a firearm and criminal mischief. His appeals attorneys argued 2 of those charges should have been merged.

Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would prevent cities and towns from blocking homeless shelters.

A "then and now" discussion about Wabanakis on Thursday garnered the largest attendance in recent years for a Great Falls Forum.

The Senate's confirmation of Lipez to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court fills a yearlong vacancy on the state's highest court.

The department sends billions of dollars a year to schools and oversees $1.6 trillion in federal student loans.

An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed attorneys.

The proposal comes as advocates have noted an increase in threats against abortion providers in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

The move is meant to help determine how much competitive electricity providers overcharge low-income customers.

The general manager for Marden's says the Winslow-based company had no idea the products were inauthentic and has removed them from its stores.

The skeletal remains were officially identified as a Livermore Falls man.

Mandy and Matt's Cafe will take over the former home of Samuel's Bar & Grill.

The Border Patrol is 'detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?' said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.

Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.

The city applied for the money a year ago and was on track to receive it, but was notified late last week the money will not be coming this year, a city official said.

Commercial fishermen and seafood businesses planned on federal funding to help with things like new engines and refrigeration systems. Those commitments are now frozen.

The Senate will have a final vote on Julia Lipez's nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Darcie McElwee's to the Superior Court.

Meanwhile, the Maine Principals' Association has challenged the Trump administration's findings from a separate federal investigation into the body's rules regarding transgender athletes.

Teachers from Deering High, Rowe Elementary and Presumpscot Elementary held a 'walk-in' Wednesday in a show of support for public education amid cuts to the U.S. Department of Education.

"We are still targeting a solution under $130 million," said the committee's chairman.

All schools in Maine School Administrative District 75 were under a shelter-in-place order Wednesday morning.

A decrease in reliance on the town's unassigned fund balance is a major driver of this year's municipal budget, according to the town manager.

The proposed cuts of the director of curriculum, social-emotional learning positions, social workers, library ed techs and a percussion instructor received widespread criticism from school staff and community members at a budget workshop on Monday.

Albert Erlon Mosher has lived and worked on his ancestors' Long View Farm he took over from his father in 1967, carrying on the tradition from 1738.

Maine State Police identified the woman as 51-year-old Sari Carlson.

Westbrook joins Scarborough in withdrawing support for Gorham turnpike connector. A legislative bill would reverse approval for MTA to build the connector.

Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.

We can fill in the gaps from any politically related hits on the hospitality industry by having the staycations of our dreams.

The first sighting was reported on Higgins Beach on March 11, continuing the trend of the endangered species' early arrival time in Scarborough.

A bill before lawmakers would raise funding for shelters by $5 million, but the Mills administration has said it can't identify revenues to support it.

A bill that will likely include substantial cuts to the program has passed the U.S. House and will be considered by the Senate this year.

The shipyard is among the 'readiness-centric facilities' listed in the updated directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The attorney general's office said the messages contained 'racist and anti-immigrant invective and threats of violence.'

Officials said they thought they had more carryover funds to apply to the school department's proposed spending plan. Instead, they are looking to make cuts.

Prosecutors believe that Nicholas J. Worthing, 37, of Pittston sent dozens of threatening, profanity-filled messages over several years to the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page and directed at Sheriff Ken Mason.

Rien Finch, a Democrat who represented Ward 6, cited recent physical and mental health challenges, worsened by overwork and having a president who says transgender people do not exist.

They warn that it is already understaffed and that further cuts, including the possible closure of the Presque Isle office, could lead to major disruptions for 355,000 older and disabled Mainers.

Arden Shaw was one of 3 people to face federal charges over stolen U.S. Border Patrol equipment.

Plans are now underway for the return of the Maine State Library, the Maine State Museum and the Archive to the state Cultural Building as its $45 million renovation project nears completion.

The restaurant has (once again) moved down the block, this time returning to its longtime home in the Knightville neighborhood.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeachment — a rare step usually taken only in cases of grave ethical or criminal misconduct — as an inappropriate response to a ruling the president doesn't like.

Four environmental groups are teaming up on a fundraising drive to conserve 78,000 acres of forest along the Magalloway River.

The Schoolhouse Arts Center, a staple of artistic life in Standish, is looking to raise $3,000 to help enhance its programming and maintain its aging building.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes, which killed mostly women and children, after Hamas refused Israeli demands to change the ceasefire agreement.

The group, which will be appointed by the mayor, will explore how to establish middle-income housing that would be owned, operated and managed by the city.

The federal DHHS says the state is in violation of Title IX and must accept a proposed resolution, which includes returning federal funding and retraining staff, or risk referral to the Justice Department 'for appropriate action.'

The state is calling on the Navy to test more wells in the area of Mere Creek Golf Course, which is about 1.5 miles from the site of Maine's largest firefighting foam spill.

Emergency management officials and weather forecasters were keeping an eye on the rivers in western and central Maine as a storm system brought rain and warm temperatures to the region Monday, raising concerns over ice jams and flooding.

Sen. Angus King joins dozens of Senate colleagues in calling for the funding to be restored.

Sen. Mattie Daughtry and community college leaders say students receiving free tuition often need support in other areas — including housing, food and counseling — to succeed in higher education.

It brings the total to 217 businesses, nonprofits and working waterfronts awarded funding after a series of storms in late 2023 and early 2024 decimated the coast and inland communities.

Dr. Rasha Alawieh arrived at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday and was detained at least 36 hours before being sent back to Lebanon, despite a judge's order that a hearing be held first.

From the isolation of the pandemic and other circumstances, a group of women have come together at a Waterville yarn and fabric store to knit and build friendships.

William Blaisdell has until April 1 to show he has paid his taxes, or else he risks a one-year suspension from practicing law.