Prices for goods and services increased less than expected in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but our Maine Public economic price index indicates some prices are rising faster in Maine than the national average.

The proposal funds the federal government through September and avoids a government shutdown on Friday. But it's taken on heightened significance amid the Trump administration's unilateral slashing of the federal bureaucracy with the help of billionaire Elon Musk.

Good Shepherd Food Bank said it also recently learned that USDA will stop delivering about 1 million pounds of food through the Emergency Food Assistance Program to Maine. Those deliveries are on hold for Good Shepherd — and food banks around the country — through at least June.

A behind-the-scenes look at how Antiques Roadshow comes together, and what to expect when the show comes to Maine in June

The power company's distribution rates will increase about 23%.

Due to ongoing drought conditions in the Northeast, paired with below-average snowfall and low groundwater, there’s a below-average flood risk this year.

It also remains unclear whether some imports from Canada that are important to Maine — such as heating oil and gasoline — will still be subject to tariffs.

Thousands of probationary employees — people who had been either recently hired or promoted — were given abrupt notice as part of the Trump administration's plan to reduce the federal workforce.

Opponents say only removing the obstructions will restore endangered Atlantic salmon to the waterway.

State transportation authorities will study alternatives to ease traffic congestion west of Portland.