Politics

Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed Thursday that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof, despite his protestations on several points.

LePage vowed to reduce government size and taxes, even going as far as suggesting a complete elimination of state income tax.

A campaign spokesperson for Governor Mills that she intends to run to retain her office in 2022.

Former Governor Paul LePage wants his old job back.

Waterville is a key point of contention.

President Joe Biden has nominated Darcie McElwee to replace Halsey Frank, who resigned in February.

It’s intended to make elections more accessible and modernized across the country.

Poliquin lost to Democrat Jared Golden in the 2018 general election.

Maine lawmakers have given up on a bipartisan approval of nearly $1 billion in federal pandemic stimulus funding.

The 27-year-old from Presque Isle is currently the youngest member of the Maine Senate.

Maine will not have a consumer owned utility, at least for now.

The investigation is yet another liability for the embattled attorney general, who is facing a years-old criminal case, a separate, newer FBI investigation, and a Republican primary opponent who is seeking to make electoral hay of the various controversies.

A committee voted 9-2 in favor of the bill, but it has yet to go to the full Legislature

The legislature had been using the Augusta Civic Center as a temporary home.

It’s a package making its way through Congress that addresses campaign finance and ballot access reforms.

While lawmakers can agree it was time to reopen the building, they can’t agree on the use of face coverings.

The initiative called the Kids First plan.

The bill would allow Mainers to vote on the Pine Tree Power Company.

Legislators are now in a special session and face decisions on a new budget proposal and scores of other bills

The move is part of negotiations to settle a lawsuit over pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a right to apply for asylum.

Parents and educators say they fear children will need to find schooling out of state if the bill is passed.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced that she would be rolling back indoor and outdoor capacity limits later this month

It would require the state to transfer $200,000 dollars from available funds to support the commission.

This would eliminate ranked choice voting in Maine for Presidential elections.

It would elevate the crime to domestic violence aggravated assault if it’s committed in the presence of a child under 14.

Lawmakers hear testimony on bills aimed at blocking transgender females from school sports.

On a federal level, the minimum sentencing is 10 years.

Getting the timing right on interest rate policy is a tricky task that has bedeviled Fed chairs for decades.

President Joe Biden will call for free preschool for all three- and four-year-old children as part of his American Families Plan.

President Joe Biden has nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports people in the country illegally.