Maine Senate votes to ban single-use plastic bags

The Maine Senate has given its initial approval to a bill to ban single-use plastic bags.

Maine governor proposes $239 million bond package

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills is proposing a $239 million bond package to spur economic and workforce development, repair aging infrastructure and promote clean energy.

Florida shooting survivor urges Maine: ‘Let’s not wait’

A Florida school shooting survivor and gun control advocate is urging Maine lawmakers to act now to end gun violence instead of waiting for a mass shooting.

Maine law puts new focus on potential toll of sea level rise

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s coastal communities will have more resources to prepare for rising sea levels under a new law in the state

Nonprofit closes 2 of 4 lodges, blames labor shortage

A nonprofit says it’s shutting two of its four backwoods lodges in Maine’s western mountains

Shepard stepping down from Outdoor Sport Institute

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The man who ran a pair of world-class Nordic skiing centers that were created with funding from the Libra Foundation is stepping down

No one hurt in domino effect car crash at Maine pride event

Police say no one was seriously injured in a chain-reaction car crash that happened during a pride festival in central Maine.

Maine could allow terminally ill to get life-ending meds

Maine would allow physicians to prescribe terminally ill people a fatal dose of medication under a bill that faces final legislative action in the Senate.

Maine latest state to sue opioid maker Purdue for deception

Maine’s attorney general says Purdue Pharma deceptively marketed opioid drugs in the Pine Tree State over a period of 10 years while the state’s opioid crisis worsened.

Man set to serve 10 years for sexual assault of girl

A Maine man is set to serve 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female relative between 2016 and 2018.