Bridge, toll plaza to bring change to 8-mile stretch of I-95

The Maine Department of Transportation, Maine Turnpike Authority and New Hampshire Department of Transportation are teaming up on more than $90 million in improvements involving a new toll plaza and I-95 bridge upgrades to keep traffic flowing.

Question about moose hunt’s size remains at permit deadline

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The deadline for Maine moose hunters to apply for a permit has arrived, but exactly how many permits will be available is still undecided

Maine passes bill for hearings on citizen initiatives

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers have passed a bill calling for public hearings on citizen initiatives before they head to the ballot

Ranked choice voting amendment lacks needed votes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The odds are stacked against a proposed constitutional amendment to expand Maine’s system that allows voters to rank their candidates from first to last on the ballot

Push for Maine equal rights amendment lacks needed votes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A proposal to amend the Maine Constitution to outlaw discrimination on the basis of gender appears doomed in the Democratic-controlled Legislature

Maine Mulls Buying CMP & Emera

A public hearing took place Tuesday on a bill to buy Maine’s two largest electric companies and replace them with a consumer-owned utility.

Maine governor wants to boost rainy day fund

Maine is expected to see tens of millions in extra state revenues and the governor wants to put $20 million of such money into the state’s rainy day fund.

Portland to treat park trees to stop destructive moth

Officials in Maine’s largest city say they’re getting ready to deal with an infestation of a destructive forest pest in one of the Portland’s most prominent public spaces.

Maine Senate OKs end to non-medical opt-outs for vaccines

Maine’s Senate has backed an end to the state’s religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccines.

Senate endorses bill calling for state funds for abortions

A bill to require Maine’s Medicaid program and private insurers to cover abortion by 2020 is moving ahead in the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature.