The proposal would have prohibited sales in Maine of the type of ammunition used in Tucson.

Dan Demeritt draws fire for an e-mail hinting state workers will help get Republicans re-elected.

He’ll balance protecting the environment and allowing business to thrive, he tells contractors.

Democrats are ‘troubled’ by the connection of the corrections nominee to a private prison company.

He names David Bernhardt to head MDOT, and Joseph Ponte for Corrections.

AUGUSTA – Maine’s congressional delegation has embraced the idea of “mixed” seating for Tuesday’s State of the Union speech by President Obama. Typically, the annual speech is made by the president to lawmakers who sit in the House of Representatives divided by political party. But in the wake of the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle […]

As state lawmakers seek new welfare limits, advocacy groups say data does not support the critics’ case.

Supporters of the federal reform law speak out against efforts to challenge it.