Some public health data related to AIDS, substance use and avian flu went missing from federal websites, although some was later restored.

A $121 million supplemental budget proposal was approved 11-0 by the Legislature's budget committee, but Rep. Ken Fredette wants his party to oppose it because it does not include emergency housing limits and MaineCare reforms.

The Legislature's criminal justice and public safety committee approved the bill, with some amendments, on Wednesday.

Maine's senior senator has been more critical of the Trump administration than most of her Republican colleagues, and will play a key role in any budget deals.

Supporters say it would help address neighborhood disruptions, while opponents say it could prompt overreactions and that it's an issue best left to municipalities.

While Maine's independent senator joined Democrats in opposing Russell Vought's nomination, Sen. Susan Collins voted with her fellow Republicans to confirm him.

The proposal is aimed at improving access to prescription medications amid a decline in the number of pharmacies and other health services in rural Maine.

Sen. Rick Bennett said closed-door party caucuses at the State House are increasingly being used to make legislative decisions, and that his bill would provide more transparency into how lawmakers are conducting business.

Meanwhile, Sen. Angus King and 7 colleagues sent a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles raising national security concerns about Musk and his team accessing classified and sensitive information.

Sen. Susan Collins doubts the plan would work and says it might be a negotiating tactic, Sen. Angus King says it's dangerous and Rep. Chellie Pingree calls it sickening and reckless.

Aaron Frey and 14 other state attorneys general said the president's executive order is 'is wrong on the science and the law.'

Hallowell-based MCD Global Health said the White House's effort to eliminate USAID has halted its work to combat malaria in Mozambique, Uganda and Niger.

Maine is one of a handful of states that treat bail violation as a new criminal charge, even when the alleged misconduct isn't inherently criminal.

Rep. Chellie Pingree says the tech billionaire's access to sensitive personal information and aggressive efforts to cut federal spending have caused a flood of calls to her office from 'panic-stricken' Mainers.

Because of a loophole, water-resistant clothing made with harmful 'forever chemicals' qualifies for a lower import tax. New legislation seeks to change that.

Sens. Collins and King are supporting the MAPLE and SAP acts to promote U.S. maple syrup producers.

Rep. Laurel Libby told fellow lawmakers that her proposal would boost the integrity of Maine's elections, though opponents, including the Maine secretary of state, say it's unnecessary and could foster anti-immigrant sentiment.

Gov. Janet Mills has warned against such broad-based tax reforms and Republicans have already vowed to oppose any tax increases.

The new bill would require Maine State Police to maintain an online list of all missing people in the state, similar to a national database.

Gabbard faces confirmation votes this week and still must win over some other Republican senators.

The tariffs against Canada and China were still slated to go into effect Tuesday, but uncertainty remained about the durability of any deals and whether the tariffs were a harbinger of a broader trade war.

In Trump’s view, the 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico and a 10% tax on imports from China are a way for the U.S. to throw around its financial heft to reshape the world.

Sen. Angus King also pressed Tulsi Gabbard, who has been nominated by Trump to oversee national intelligence, on her past support for Edward Snowden, who leaked classified details of U.S. surveillance in 2013.

State agencies said portals for housing assistance and Medicaid reimbursements were back online Wednesday after access was cut off Tuesday.

Maine's Republican senator plans to question both during separate hearings scheduled for Thursday morning, and she is seen as a possible swing vote.

In Bar Harbor, businesses are 'cautiously concerned' as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.

Legislation backed mostly by Republicans continues a fight against industrializing an area of Sears Island popular among hikers.

Maine's entire congressional delegation criticized the order, with Sen. Angus King declaring it 'blatantly unconstitutional' and Sen. Susan Collins saying the directive is 'too sweeping.'

The former state lawmaker and brewery owner from Portland was praised by some lawmakers for a 'sense of ethics' but criticized for backing a solar and wind power program seen as increasingly costly to ratepayers.

The Trump administration plan plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion and set the stage for a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money.

Mills' 2-year budget proposal includes service cuts and tax increases to meet the state's constitutional mandate to submit a balanced budget.

The legislation would allow the Department of Corrections to keep certain residents who are over 18 at Long Creek Youth Development Center so they could continue to receive behavioral health services.

Democrats look to the more rural, conservative 2nd Congressional District for party leaders ahead of the 2026 election cycle, which includes statewide races for governor and the U.S. Senate.

Some of the proposals would increase taxes on individuals. Others would be used to leverage federal Medicaid funds and would not be felt by Maine taxpayers, according to state officials.

A tax deduction on pension income won bipartisan support three years ago, but is now at the center of a partisan battle over tax increases in the proposed two year-budget.

The South Dakota governor is now in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

The proposal is partly in response to the formation of the commission to investigate the Lewiston mass shooting, which some lawmakers felt should have involved their input.

President Trump leveled criticism of Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, who both voted against Hegseth.

Lawmakers are told that a proposal to limit General Assistance housing support would put hundreds of families at risk of eviction.

The annual report was due a year ago and never submitted to lawmakers, one of whom has asked for an investigation.

She was 1 of 2 Republican senators to break ranks and oppose Trump's nominee Thursday, but it didn't stop Hegseth's nomination or eventual confirmation.

Sharon Frost addressed local concerns and encouraged public involvement in state policymaking.

The temporary restraining order sought by Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington was the first to get a hearing before a judge and applies nationally.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Collins broke ranks with President Trump and his allies who have mounted an extensive public campaign to push Hegseth toward confirmation.

The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says it collected more than 80,000 signatures in an effort to put the measure on the ballot in November.

A decision to revoke cost-of-living increases in reimbursements for Medicaid services this month came as a surprise to nonprofits.

By Thursday, agencies must compile a list of federal DEI offices and workers, with a 'reduction-in-force action' expected next week.

The DOJ memo tells prosecutors in no uncertain terms that they are expected to carry out the policy vision of Donald Trump’s White House when it comes to beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws.

Many social media users noticed that the gesture looked like a Nazi salute, and Musk only fanned the flames by not explicitly denying those claims.

Most had already been sentenced and served their terms, but some were still awaiting trial or sentencing when the president issued the order Monday.

Maine's independent senator joins Democrats in voting against the Trump nominee over concerns about his answers regarding the rules of international warfare.

Bureaucrats should operate closer to the people impacted by federal rules and regulations, the lawmaker said.

Maine plaintiffs, including the attorney general, have joined a pair of federal lawsuits arguing that the president's executive order violates the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the US.

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Most of the people with ties to Maine had already been sentenced for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of Rubio.

At the Capitol, Vice President-elect JD Vance was sworn-in first, taking the oath read by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a bible given to him by his great-grandmother.

The proposal in the governor's update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state's General Assistance program.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he can negotiate a solution but finds himself in opposition to prominent Senate Republicans.

Democrat Jon Treacy of Oxford warns Trump's choices for his Cabinet are 'buffoons and clowns.'

The Democrat says his proposal, first introduced in September, would make the U.S. more equal with trading partners that for years have protected their industries and workers.

Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.

Organizations that provide free services to victims say they need $6 million from the state to keep up their aid after a severe, ongoing drop in federal funding.

Gov. Janet Mills' 2-year budget proposal, which she unveiled last week, will be reviewed and refined by lawmakers in the coming months.

Without public input, Winslow councilors took the first vote to dismantle the department less than two years after it was formed.

Maine's independent senator asked President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon about his views on women in combat, torture and the war in Ukraine.

The new rules would require bill details to be posted online at least 2 days before a public hearing.

The lawsuit challenges a provision that requires employers to pay taxes for several months before they can opt out by providing an equivalent plan.

Rep. Laurel Libby said her bill to end the Real ID program in Maine is one of several being submitted nationwide in hopes of convincing President-elect Donald Trump and Congress to end the controversial requirement.

Health advocates have lauded Gov. Janet Mills' proposal for a tax increase on cigarettes, though some businesses are concerned it could prompt people near the New Hampshire border to make purchases there instead.

Under the legislation, employers could pay front-line direct care workers up to 140% of the state minimum wage, or $20.51 an hour.

Jim Deyermond of Sanford was selected as the next chair of the Maine GOP, and Scott Rocknak was picked as party vice chair in elections over the weekend.

Removal of foreign policy and national security experts could deprive Trump's team of expertise and institutional knowledge at a time when the U.S. is grappling with challenges in Ukraine, the Mideast and beyond.