Collins wants rule change to benefit international adoptees

Maine’s Republican senator is joining a bipartisan group of colleagues that wants to close a loophole in U.S. citizenship rules to benefit internationally adopted children.

Millions pour into groups fighting, supporting power line

Money is pouring into the campaign battle over a $1 billion hydropower transmission project in western Maine.

More than two dozen COVID-19 cases found in outbreak at Maine jail

A coronavirus outbreak at the Cumberland County Jail has grown to 29 cases.

Vaccinations continue at Maine’s mobile vaccination unit despite pause on J&J shots

FEMA’s mobile vaccination unit was set to resume vaccinations in Maine Tuesday afternoon, after the state advised health care providers to put a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson and vaccine.

USM cutting ties with Chinese government-funded program

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The University of Southern Maine is closing a program that gets funding from the Chinese government and provides Mandarin Chinese language classes and other cultural programs on campus, officials said.

Maine House Speaker takes lawmaker to task over ‘Chinese virus’ email

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) House Speaker Ryan Fecteau criticized a Republican lawmaker for calling the coronavirus the “Chinese virus” but he has no plans for formal reprimand.

Law enforcement leaders in Maine want to keep intelligence unit

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Law enforcement leaders are pushing back against a proposal to eliminate a center created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to collect, analyze and share intelligence between the state and federal government.

Maine college fines students $50 for not wearing masks

(AP) A college in Maine is giving students $50 tickets if they violate its mask-wearing requirement.

Maine tells health care providers to pause J&J vaccine

OXFORD, Maine (AP) Maine officials told health care providers Tuesday to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following new guidance from federal officials.

Maine lawmaker looks to limit spam political texts

A Maine lawmaker has introduced a proposal to limit annoying text messages from political campaigns and advocacy groups.