Maine Politics

The chairman of the Legislature's energy committee is proposing a bill that aims to jumpstart the offshore wind industry in Maine.

Rep. Clinton Collamore, a Democrat from Waldoboro, is facing 33 counts, including aggravated forgery and criminal violation of the Maine Clean Election Act, according to an indictment sought by the Attorney General's Office last month.

Mills, all white in suffragette-style and wearing a pair of iconic “Bean Boots,” gave an aspirational inaugural address, front loaded with accomplishments and backfilled with a to-do list for her next four years in office.

As Rachel Talbot Ross prepares to kick off the 2023 legislative session, the longtime social justice advocate said her focus will be on finding common ground to help all Mainers on issues ranging from housing and energy costs to access to health care and the opioid crisis.

It took less than 10 hours for the smiles, back-slaps and warm-and-fuzzy feelings on the opening day of the session Wednesday to fade away and for partisan tensions to rear up in the Maine Legislature.

Talbot Ross is the fourth woman to serve as speaker. And all three of her predecessors — Libby Mitchell, Hannah Pingree and Sara Gideon — were present for Wednesday's ceremony.

Here are three hefty issues likely to come up early into the session.

The 2022 election is over and most of the results are settled. It’s time to clear out the campaign notebook.