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LePage Official Refuses to Disclose Membership On Wind Panel

Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is refusing to identify members of a public commission charged with reviewing the impact of wind farms on tourism.

Poliquin Opposes Separation of Immigrant Kids from Parents

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin says he opposes the separation of children from parents after illegal border crossings

Portland Police Searching for Missing Gorham Woman

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)  Portland Police are looking for the public’s help to find a woman that hasn’t been seen since last week

Advocates Say Administration Flouts Medicaid Expansion Law

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)    An advocacy group is again accusing Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration of flouting the law in the latest legal battle over voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Maine

Charges Against Former Portland Police Officer Dismissed

WORCESTER, Massachusetts (AP)  Charges against a former Portland police officer, who was arrested in Massachusetts earlier this year, have been dismissed

Emera Maine Gets Rate Increase Over AARP’s Objections

HALLOWELL, Maine (AP)   Maine regulators have cut Emera Maine’s proposed rate increase by nearly half but AARP Maine says the 5.34-percent increase is still too high

New Hampshire Helicopter Tour Company Expanding to Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A New Hampshire-based helicopter tour company is planning to expand to Maine and offer sightseeing trips around Portland by the end of June

Company Settles Lawsuit Against Housing Project Developers

The developers of a stalled housing project in Maine have settled a lawsuit filed by a Vermont construction company that said it was owed $235,000.

Lawmakers Looking to Fund Bills on Opioid Addiction, Jails

Maine lawmakers have returned to the Statehouse to consider funding over 100 bills and bonds.

Maine Nearly Ready to Begin Ranked-Choice Tabulations

Maine election officials say they’re nearly ready to begin ranked-choice tabulations.

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Brewer woman accidentally shot during northern Maine hunting trip

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31-year-old Amber Oaks was taken to a hospital in Caribou where wardens said she is getting surgery to clean the wound.

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New report suggests Maine already/will soon be in a recession

Credit rating company Moody's reports that the current economic problems are driven largely by a mixture of slowing immigration, increasing tariffs, and federal job cuts.

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Biddeford man charged with manslaughter in death of 5-week-old

Police have arrested a man charged in the killing of an infant in Biddeford last year.

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Deputies seeking teenager reported missing in Pownal

Police are looking for a teenager who may have run away from her home in Pownal.

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Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

A defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group was tossed out Thursday by a federal judge who said the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar's dis track "Not Like Us" were opinion.