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Jose Luis Magana/APDuring the debate in the Maine House, one Republican lawmaker who was there in D.C. that day even suggested that police officers or other actors — not Trump supporters — incited the violence that day. -
Nicole Ogrysko/Maine PublicA coalition of states is suing the Transportation and Homeland Security Departments.
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Prices for groceries, heating oil, and rent all fell in April. -
The Mavericks, who had just a 1.8% chance to receive the first pick, had never won the draft lottery until Monday night. And they're expected to select Duke's standout player Cooper Flagg. -
The ALICE, or Asset-Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, threshold measures the average income that a household needs to afford basic expenses such as housing, food, health care, transportation and child care. -
The President wrote on his social media platform last week a Biden-era law funding digital access and equity was "racist." -
Dunlap, a former state legislator and secretary of state, says he feels compelled to explore a congressional bid "to provide the direction our nation needs." His prospective candidacy comes amid increasing criticism of Golden by members of his own party as he tries to hold Maine's conservative 2nd District seat. -
MaineCare patients have complained for years that the private vendors who are paid to shuttle them to non-emergency medical appointments sometimes show up late or not at all. But DHHS said the bill is unnecessary — and potentially costly. -
The York County Shelter Programs Board of Directors was able to save some vital programs, such as the food pantry that feeds up to 6000 York County residents a month. -
Mt. Ararat high school administrators say they are trying to move past a boys ice hockey hazing incident but parents say the investigation was flawed and the program has been irreparably harmed.
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Biddeford Police Chief, JoAnne Fisk said, 21-year-old Mohammed Hussein Kamaluldeen of Biddeford has been charged with possession of a firearm near a school.
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Thursday's filing from Maine comes three weeks after the U.S. Justice Department sued the state and claimed that the Maine Department of Education is violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports.
