Maine Legislature

Lawmakers closed out the 2022 legislative session on Monday that was largely dominated by bipartisan work on a budget deal but included progress on other high-profile issues.

In this week's Pulse: obscure “fee” bills fall, Golden pushes stock-trading ban, sanctions from the Russian Foreign Ministry, and what’s still pending in the legislature.

The vote was 103-35 in favor for a bill that would allow the Passamaquoddy tribe at Sipayik to regulate its own water.

The bill, known as LD 906, is designed to improve drinking water for the Passamaquoddy tribe at Sipayik near Eastport.

The legislation faces one more vote in the Senate before it will head to Gov. Janet Mills' desk for her signature.

Using procedures that date back to the state’s very first legislature, Maine lawmakers took the oath of office and got down to business at the State House…

The assistant majority leader of the Maine Senate faces a fine of $16,500 for not disclosing using campaign funds, in some instances to provide short-term…

Maine voters approved a measure this past fall to adopt a ranked-choice voting system for statewide elections. Now lawmakers who are trying to implement…

Gov. Paul LePage is proposing deep cuts to Maine’s welfare programs, slashing 500 state government jobs and broadening the state’s sales tax to pay for a…

Gov. Paul LePage is proposing deep cuts to Maine’s welfare programs, slashing 500 state government jobs and broadening the state’s sales tax to pay for a…