Economy

Home sales dropped for a second month in April.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill directing Maine’s labor commissioner to petition the federal government for a waiver allowing asylum seekers to work while awaiting final determinations on their claims.

Maine is the only state in New England where diapers are subject to sales tax, but that could soon change.

The yield still produced the second-best value of the last six years at $55.5 million.

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is weighing in on the back and forth between lawmakers on raising the U.S. debt ceiling.

Versant Power has announced more than $50,000 in electricity bill credits for customers in need.

Wednesday is an important deadline for Bangor-area organizations.

The program is also available to borrowers who have been in foster care at some point in their childhood.

Have you filed your taxes yet?

The Maine Attorney General’s Office warns Mainers paving scams have been on the rise costing people hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a bad paving job.

Students in grades seven through 12 got to chat with about 30 area businesses, including WABI.

The civil trial challenging the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), a proposed 145-mile electricity transmission corridor through the Maine woods that Maine voters rejected in 2021, is underway.

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Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a two-year, nearly $10 billion budget jammed through by fellow Democrats that will keep government services rolling — and possibly avert a shutdown — in the new fiscal year.

Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature were prepared Thursday to push through a $9.8 billion, two-year state budget that’ll ensure there’s no government shutdown this summer

The Barbara Cassidy Foundation proposed a donation towards assisting Bangor residents with heating costs.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing in Bangor Tuesday night about Versant Power’s request for a distribution rate increase.

Offshore wind is coming to the Gulf of Maine. It’s part of a push from state and federal government to develop renewable energy. But how soon will the wind hit the water - and how will it benefit Mainers? Details on the state’s vision in part one of a special report: “Winds of Change.”

Keeping Mainers in their homes. That’s the goal of the Maine Homeowners Assistance Fund, which is relaunching Tuesday.

A new study shows that Maine is among the states where home prices have increased the most in the last few years.

New jobs and new technology are coming to Bangor.

Mainers who rely on SNAP benefits to buy their groceries will see a dramatic reduction in their benefits starting Wednesday when a pandemic-era boost to the program expires.

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services says as of Tuesday, 57% of the checks have been mailed.

If you’re like most Americans, you’re paying about the same for gas as last week.

After several weeks of hearings, the Maine Legislature has approved the supplemental budget.

TV5 visited Geaghans on Main Street Thursday afternoon. Owner Peter Geaghan says with visitors from Downeast Maine to the County coming in, it feels like the neighborhood gets bigger every year.

About 30 U.S. senators, including Maine’s Susan Collins, are urging the Department of Health and Human Services to release the rest of the low income home energy assistance funds approved by Congress for this year.

More than 100,000 tax returns have already been filed with the state even though the IRS advised Mainers to hold off until it decides whether relief checks issued last year should be taxed.

Gas prices are on the rise across the country and in Maine.

Maine utility regulators on Tuesday gave final approval to a wind power project that would provide enough electricity for 900,000 homes in New England along with construction of a new transmission corridor in northern Maine to get the electricity to the regional power grid.