Rachel Talbot Ross

Black Mainers for Harris-Walz officially launched its fall campaign at an event in Portland on Wednesday.

Gov. Janet Mills as well as the Legislature's two top leaders said Biden's policies and track record far outweigh any questions prompted by a single night. Republicans, meanwhile, say the debate was further proof of Biden's weakness.

The bill is intended to make clear that profiling based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, among other protected categories, is not tolerated.

Maine Democrats are trying again to ensure agricultural workers have access to the state's minimum wage and overtime protections, as well as the right to unionize.

Lawmakers in Augusta heard from dozens of people about the need for a "housing first" bill on Tuesday. It would be the first statewide model to employ the method.

Maine lawmakers have pushed for four decades to remove offensive place names. But many of them still exist. A new "place justice" initiative will attempt to help Maine communities reckon with those terms and inspire change.

Democratic Rep. Clinton Collamore, a Democrat from Waldoboro, was indicted last month for allegedly forging multiple signatures to obtain public funds through Maine's campaign financing program.

The Wabanaki tribes have been largely excluded from more than 150 federal laws because of the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, creating what tribal leaders say are longstanding disparities.

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.