Gov. Janet Mills

While the decision is unlikely to immediately impact access to abortion in Maine, abortion is likely to be a top issue in state elections this fall.

The properties will be a mix of new construction and existing properties.

Democrats are on the defensive as they seek to hold onto majorities in both the Maine Legislature and Congress while polls show many Americans increasingly concerned about rampant inflation and record-high energy prices. The gathering of Democratic faithful in Bangor came two weeks after Republicans held their own state convention in Augusta.

The development put the greatest spotlight on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who has expressed support for abortion rights but voted to confirm two of the newest members of the court’s conservative wing.

The governor's office announced Thursday afternoon that Mills was administered a rapid-result test after coming down with a mildly scratchy throat. The 74-year-old is isolating and was prescribed Paxlovid, which is an anti-viral medication that can be taken orally at home to help prevent the onset of more severe symptoms.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills Wednesday signed into law the $1.2 billion plan to spend the state's budget surplus. The plan contains a slew of investments in public education, workforce development and incentives to beef up the state's depleted childcare workforce.

In this week's Pulse: Mills’ utility accountability bill divisions, Democratic or anti-vaxx ‘activists’?, ‘fact-finding’ trips to Europe, mutual admiration, and odds and ends in the Legislature.

A Kennebec County woman in her early 60s has been selected as the winner of Maine's nearly $900,000 coronavirus vaccine sweepstakes.

Mills says if approved by the Legislature, the program would lower premiums by $50 dollars a month per covered employee through the end of next year.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills says she is preparing another letter to Congress urging more help for state and local governments as the number of reported cases…