Maine Lawmakers Still at Impasse Over Public Campaign Funds

Maine lawmakers have returned ready for another special session day, still at stalemate over $3 million in money budgeted last year for publicly financed candidates.

Question for November Ballot Released by Secretary of State

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN)  The Secretary of State has released the wording for a question on November’s ballot

Company Drops Plans to Build High-Tech Cold Storage Facility

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A cold storage company has dropped plans to build a new high-tech refrigerated warehouse along the Portland waterfront

Proposal to Boost Maine Deer Permits Up for Public Hearing

 A proposal to allow Maine hunters to harvest more deer this fall is headed to a public hearing in Augusta.

UMaine Researchers Using NIH Grant to Research Flu Virus

Researchers with the University of Maine are using an award of more than $430,000 from the National Institutes of Health to research immune responses to influenza.

New York City Man Acquitted in Drug-Related Killing in Maine

A New York City man who claimed he acted in self-defense when he killed a man in a Maine apartment that was being used as a drug den has been acquitted of all charges.

Governor Floats Hospital Tax to Pay for Medicaid Expansion

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Some lawmakers say that Maine’s Republican governor is floating a new tax on hospitals to pay for voter-approved Medicaid expansion

Affidavit: Slain Deputy was on Ground When Fatally Shot

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   An affidavit says a Maine sheriff’s deputy was on the ground when his attacker shot and killed him

Huge Maine Salmon Farm Entering Permitting, Hiring Phase

A Norwegian firm that plans to build one of the largest land-based salmon farms of its kind in Maine says it is getting ready to submit applications for permits, and it has hired its first two employees.

Man Charged in 25-Year-Old Woman’s Fatal Overdose

A Maine man has been charged with selling a fatal dose of heroin to a woman who was found when neighbors saw her 6-year-old son playing outside alone.