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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Portland chooses new tax assessor
The City Council votes to approve the hiring of Elisa Marr, who has been the Windham assessor since 2015.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Gov. Mills signs baseline budget passed on party-line vote
While Republicans were unified in their opposition to the move, Mills said it was necessary to avoid a potential shutdown.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Legislators tentatively OK probe into workplace culture at state fire marshal’s office
Complaints about the office surfaced when Deputy Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy was nominated to take over the agency last month.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Maine lawmakers hear calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, or for no income taxes at all
The tax reform debate is expected to heat up in the coming weeks as legislative leaders from both parties negotiate how to allocate nearly $1 billion in surplus revenue.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Proposal to ban ballot drop boxes meets flood of opposition
The 24-hour ballot drop boxes were first used as an emergency measure during the first year of the pandemic, but a new law passed last year allows their continued use.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
FEMA sending millions of dollars to Maine for COVID-19 response
The federal agency is reimbursing the state for money spent on personal protective equipment for state employees.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Former Maine man facing prison in Michigan is now accused of faking a robbery in Virginia
Chester Dunican faces several new charges after allegedly shooting himself this month and falsely reporting that he was robbed.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Sentencing postponed for former Maine man who pleaded guilty to fraud in Michigan
Chester Randall Dunican is known in Maine for abandoning a giant waste pile in Warren in the late 1990s.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Legislature approves additions to current state budget
The $40 million supplemental budget includes additional spending made possible by higher-than-anticipated tax revenues.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Man who abandoned waste pile near Maine coast now facing prison for fraud in Michigan
Chester Randall Dunican is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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