It would allow the public to inspect ballots that are disputed by candidates before anyone is sworn in.

A hearing is planned on a proposal to make voluntary a ‘fair share fee’ for workers who aren’t union members.

The governor says the bill, which passed unanimously in the House and Senate, would stifle businesses.

The legislation will go to a public hearing, and the sponsor wants to revise it.

The bill would amend state labor laws so public sector unions represent only those who “voluntarily are members of that union.”

Votes will be bunched because issues are interrelated, says a leader of the panel working to make a recommendation soon.

A change is unlikely, but both parties see reasons to pare the House from 151 members to 131.

A legislative committee votes $250,000 for the international event planned for northern Maine in 2014.

The bill proposes to reduce the size of the House from 151 to 131 members and to send the issue to voters for approval.

Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to save $4 million would be ‘penny-wise and pound-foolish,’ one lawmaker says.