Maine Politics

As dictated by voters last month, Democrat Kamala Harris will receive three electoral votes from Maine while President-elect Donald Trump will receive a single vote.

Maine's Department of Health and Human Services will implement new record-keeping and medication oversight after settling a lawsuit over how foster children are prescribed medication.

The report acknowledged that Maine's yellow flag law can be cumbersome, but "dedication and persistence" on behalf of law enforcement and the Army could have changed the course of events last October.

State lawmakers have fallen well short of overriding Gov. Janet Mills' veto of bills to boost the incomes of some farm workers and to prohibit businesses linked to foreign governments from participating in Maine ballot campaigns in Maine.

Post-viability abortions in Maine are rare. There were no abortions after 20 weeks in 2021.

Health advocates are once again urging state lawmakers to ban the sale of flavored tobacco and electronic smoking cartridges in Maine, citing a surge in youth vaping in recent years.

Lawmakers heard testimony on bills that target vaccine mandates, and those specifically for COVID-19 vaccines. Debunked claims that were spread during the pandemic became a central feature of the hearing.

Such a move – “majority budget” in Augusta-speak – is rare, but it happened as recently as 2021. And it could happen next week.

During public testimony on Tuesday, foreign-trained medical professionals and others urged lawmakers to form a committee to look into potential fixes.

Gov. Janet Mills held a private meeting Tuesday with legislative leaders and budget writers to discuss negotiations over the state's next two-year spending plan. The discussion comes amid growing concern from Republicans that Democrats will flex their majority to ram through the governor's $10.3 billion proposal.