A committee votes 9-3 to allow municipalities to decide whether to adopt the Informed Growth Act.

Sen. Tom Saviello says he submitted the measure to stimulate a conversation about smoking’s health cost.

AUGUSTA – Lawmakers appear ready to scale back or repeal a four-year-old law that allows cities and towns to consider the economic impact of large-scale retail development in deciding whether to approve such projects. Supporters of the Informed Growth Act say it reveals the hidden costs that come with big-box stores, such as local shops […]

Maine needs to eliminate 3,880 jobs to be in line with the national average, according to the Maine Heritage Policy Center.

This story was update at 10:15 a.m. to correct the name of Scarborough Downs’ attorney. AUGUSTA – Developers of a casino in Oxford continued pushing ahead with their plans after Maine’s Gambling Control Board expressed qualified support Friday for the legality of their chosen site. At issue is a state law that requires at least […]

State law requires that there be at least 100 miles between casinos and other slot-machine facilities. But how to measure it?