Maine officials eye push toward automatic absentee ballots

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s secretary of state is getting behind a push to allow voters to request absentee voter status for all elections.

Maine budget compromise aims to remove hurdle on taxing PPP loans

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is offering a compromise on taxing Paycheck Protection Program loans to address a hurdle to enactment of the state budget.

Natural gas company to expand into Maine’s midcoast

A natural gas company in Maine is expanding into the state’s midcoast.

Mills wants probe of extra costs charged for solar projects

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is asking state utility regulators to investigate why Central Maine Power has alerted solar operators that they’re going to have to pay extra to connect to the grid.

Delta to offer nonstop service between Portland and Minneapolis/St. Paul

Despite a tough year for the travel industry, Delta Air Lines announced Monday that it would be offering daily nonstop service between Portland and Minneapolis/St. Paul beginning in the spring.

Police in Lewiston searching for driver involved in hit-and-run

Police in Lewiston are looking for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run.

Stephen King helps kids publish pandemic-inspired book

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A group of budding young writers is about to publish a book with some help from Maine’s most famous writer.

Feds to give community health organizations a boost in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Organizations that provide community healthcare in southern and coastal Maine will receive a boost from the federal government.

Augusta Civic Center may be state’s next mass vaccination site

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) City and state officials are working with MaineGeneral Health to iron out the details of potentially using Augusta Civic Center as a mass vaccination site.

Maine evictions down, but landlords say rent is stacking up

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Eviction filings have decreased since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but pressure is building as landlords claim that their tenants are falling further behind on payments, according to the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition.