Judge Will Hear Case of Student Poet from Zambia

A federal judge will hear arguments in the case of an immigrant high school poet who is suing to compete in a government-funded national poetry competition.

Committee Approves ‘Red Flag’ Gun Bill

Maine legislators have endorsed a bill that could temporarily keep “high risk” individuals from possessing firearms.

Town Votes to End Traffic Congestion Lawsuit With State

A majority of residents have voted to end a Maine town’s lawsuit with the state over summer traffic congestion.

Maine Game Wardens Find Home for Orphaned Bear Cub

CARIBOU, Maine (AP)   Maine game wardens have found a new home for an orphaned black bear cub

Effort to Change Ballot Questions Dies

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A push to change Maine’s constitution to require citizen referendum campaigns to gather signatures from both congressional districts is dead

Maine Lawmakers Head to Statehouse for Last Official Day

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers are going to decide whether they need to stay in Augusta for extra days this year

Maine Court Clears Way for Ranked Choice Votes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s highest court has cleared the way for a system to be used in which voters are allowed to rank candidates in the June primary elections

Barbara Bush Dies At 92

HOUSTON (AP) — Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday. She was 92.

Lawmakers Send Pot Sales Bill to Gov, Who Vows to Veto it

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Legislators in Maine have sent a compromise bill governing marijuana retail sales to Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who has vowed to veto it

In Waning Days, Maine Lawmakers Could Weigh Tax Breaks

Lawmakers have a shrinking window to consider competing tax proposals by Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democrats.