The contest in the 2nd District will be a rematch. Kevin Raye, the state Senate president, lost to Michaud in 2002.

The Maine Republican joined others in her party when the Senate blocked Obama’s consumer-protection nominee.

But Sen. Snowe declines comment after the president skirts the Senate to appoint a director to the new consumer watchdog agency.

The Cape Elizabeth state senator seeks opinions on whether she should enter the campaign.

State and federal rules touch on pilots’ sleeping habits, public-housing residents’ puffing habits and more.

Members of Congress don’t deserve their paychecks if they fail to decide on a budget on time each year, says Rep. Mike Michaud, D-2nd District.

She’s not as confident as Gov. LePage that the U.S. would allow some of his MaineCare savings.

WASHINGTON — The House Republicans continue to take heat from their own party. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, both Republicans, urged the House GOP on Thursday to pass a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut. If they don’t, workers earning $50,000 per year will see a $1,000 increase in their taxes, officials said. […]