President Donald Trump has been promising to abolish the Education Department since the 2024 campaign. Here’s what to know about his effort to close it.

The House approved the $11.3 billion budget 76-66 with all but one Democrat in favor and the Senate passed it 18-17 with 2 Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.

Republicans, who have criticized state efforts to promote electric vehicle sales, opposed tapping a regional source of funding. Maine exhausted its money for EV rebates in November.

Much of the town's equipment is aging and nearing the end of its life cycle, Cameron Hinkley said.

Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would prevent cities and towns from blocking homeless shelters.

The Senate's confirmation of Lipez to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court fills a yearlong vacancy on the state's highest court.

Sumner farm still collects sap the old-fashioned way.

The department sends billions of dollars a year to schools and oversees $1.6 trillion in federal student loans.

Prosecutors said Donna D. Desrosiers collected more than $90,000 she wasn't entitled to. She was ordered to repay the amount as restitution.

An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed attorneys.

Chief Michael Ward and Town Manager Natalie Andrews will address residents at the Select Board meeting.

A bill would increase members of the Land Use Regulation Commission from nine to 13.

The proposal comes as advocates have noted an increase in threats against abortion providers in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

The move is meant to help determine how much competitive electricity providers overcharge low-income customers.

The general manager for Marden's says the Winslow-based company had no idea the products were inauthentic and has removed them from its stores.

The skeletal remains were officially identified as a Livermore Falls man.

The proposed school budget for 2025-26, if approved by voters, would raise the education portion of property taxes 3.4%, while providing money to grow programs and cover higher labor costs.

A second, $20,000 loan from Androscoggin Savings will provide the quickest means for the troubled water utility to reset its accounting practices and move its improvement plans forward.

The wellness center said it is committed to maintaining a space in or around Lewiston.

Glenn Michalowski predicts the 2026 budget presented Monday will not pass in its current form as officials work to reduce the $3.7 million increase.

A planned SeniorsPlus nutrition and education center lost $1 million when Congress passed an emergency budget resolution last week to prevent a government shutdown.

The Border Patrol is 'detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?' said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.

Sydney Whitelaw, 34, was arrested for criminal speed and eluding an officer.

People watched the water from the Androscoggin River cascade over the falls between Lewiston and Auburn.

Megan Millett plans to help visitors better understand the science of why the sap runs and the process of how to boil it into maple syrup,

Commercial fishermen and seafood businesses planned on federal funding to help with things like new engines and refrigeration systems. Those commitments are now frozen.

Cuneo said she's had many heart-to heart conversations with her 'regulars' whose drink orders she remembers before their names.

The Senate will have a final vote on Julia Lipez's nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Darcie McElwee's to the Superior Court.

Meanwhile, the Maine Principals' Association has challenged the Trump administration's findings from a separate federal investigation into the body's rules regarding transgender athletes.

The program has supported students for more than a decade with academic tutoring and enrichment opportunities.

Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.

We can fill in the gaps from any politically related hits on the hospitality industry by having the staycations of our dreams.

In this otherwise pristine wilderness, bits of bright yellow crime scene tape assault the eyes and whisper of something terrible that has has happened here, Mark LaFlamme writes.

Construction, including the demolition of the former Sun Journal building on the corner of Park and Pine streets, is slated to begin in April.

The raises are for nonunion and elected officials, not commissioners.

A bill before lawmakers would raise funding for shelters by $5 million, but the Mills administration has said it can't identify revenues to support it.

A bill that will likely include substantial cuts to the program has passed the U.S. House and will be considered by the Senate this year.

The shipyard is among the 'readiness-centric facilities' listed in the updated directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Franklin County department offices are being sealed off with plastic to remove old windows and install new windows, which will temporary dislocate workers to another part of the courthouse.

They warn that it is already understaffed and that further cuts, including the possible closure of the Presque Isle office, could lead to major disruptions for 355,000 older and disabled Mainers.

The Trust for Public Land is looking at an option to buy 1,065 acres along Route 27 with grant money and donating it to the town.

Arden Shaw was one of 3 people to face federal charges over stolen U.S. Border Patrol equipment.

An investigation into a shoplifting incident by the Oxford County Sheriff's Office led to the arrests.

The proposed municipal and school budgets for fiscal year 2026 reflects a nearly 6% increase from this year, but officials say there's work to be done to cut costs.

Plans are now underway for the return of the Maine State Library, the Maine State Museum and the Archive to the state Cultural Building as its $45 million renovation project nears completion.

The remains were seized from Poulin Antiques & Auctions Inc., where an 'Apache scalp' was listed for sale online.