politics
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Ogunquit selectmen targeted in recall keep their seats
Residents narrowly vote to keep Chairman Charles Waite and board members Madeline Mooney and Robert Winn Jr. in the town's first recall election.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts
But Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of both parties have vowed not to increase state income taxes in the next 2-year budget.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
House sustains Gov. Mills’ first veto
Gov. Mills vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of gasoline that contains 15 percent ethanol or more in it and an attempt to override the veto fell four votes short in the House of Representatives.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Legislators consider putting school security videos off-limits to public
Lawmakers try to figure out what footage of schoolchildren should be accessible to people outside the school.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Legislators may make preventive treatments for newborns mandatory
Health experts say rising numbers of parents refuse needed vitamin K shots that keep some babies from dangerous bleeding.
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PublishedMay 8, 2019
As popularity of e-bikes soars, Maine asks if they’re motor vehicles
Battery-assisted bicycles fall into a regulatory gray zone that lawmakers aim to clarify in a bid to boost their use.
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PublishedMay 8, 2019
After months of turmoil, Ogunquit residents to vote on recall
Three select board members are facing possible removal from office in the town's first recall election Thursday.
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PublishedMay 8, 2019
Maine House passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ minors
While opponents said the bill infringes on free speech and parental rights, supporters want Maine to join other states outlawing therapies aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Sen. Collins may face first primary challenge since winning seat in 1996
Derek Lavasseur, a conservative activist from Fairfield, says he will challenge Collins in the June 2020 primary.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Lawmakers hear debate that shows sharp divide over renewable-energy bill
The new law would require increasing the percentage of electricity that Mainers get from biomass, solar, wind and other renewable sources.
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