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The Maine House and Senate will reconvene Thursday to try to wrap up a legislative session that's dragged on well past scheduled adjournment.

Amid its historic achievement of diversity — including the first Black woman elected as Speaker of the House in the Legislature's 202-year history — major challenges loom.

The final tallies mean that Democrats will have 82 seats to Republicans' 67 in the Maine House. There are also two representatives who are not enrolled in either party. Democrats will also have a 22-13 advantage in the Maine Senate.

With budget talks at an impasse at the State House, there is growing talk of a state government shutdown come July first when the current budget runs out.…

The legislature, by a margin of 113 to 33 in the House and 35 to 0 in the Senate has overridden Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of legislation expanding well…

Maine lawmakers are overhauling or set to repeal each of the four citizen-initiated laws that passed in November. Those actions have left some wondering…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Republican Governor Paul LePage has again vetoed a bill designed to ensure that Mainers with private wells are drinking water that is…

AUGUSTA, Maine — Legislative leaders have allowed two bills into the second session addressing how bonds are authorized. At issue is Governor Paul LePage…

There's yet another effort underway to bring a casino to York County. Supporters of the planned citizen initiative have a tough hurdle ahead of them.…

Two Republican senators are pushing for an expansion of Medicaid in Maine to cover more low income residents, especially those in need of drug treatment.…