Some of the biggest issues facing state lawmakers remain unresolved, including the budget and thorny policy issues like transgender athletes, immigration enforcement and child care.
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine, News
Ogunquit’s gay-friendly reputation was born from protest and rebellion
Longtime residents remember when its thriving arts scene drew members of the LGBTQ community — and the backlash that they fought against.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Five big issues looming over the final days of Maine’s legislative session
Some of the thorniest and most divisive policy issues of the session stand between Maine lawmakers and their plan to adjourn on June 18.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston’s effort to improve its image starts with Kennedy Park
The new city administrator is behind an effort to change how the city is perceived, and he’s starting with Kennedy Park, trash and graffiti.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Read excerpts from Margaret Chase Smith’s Declaration of Conscience speech
The Maine senator delivered her famous speech 75 years ago — June 1, 1950 — on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston’s new guardian: Muhammad Ali statue ‘challenges,’ ‘encourages’ and ‘reflects’ city
On Saturday afternoon, a large crowd gathered undeterred by rainy weather to watch the statue’s unveiling after it had been installed Friday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
St. Dom’s board ends effort to keep Auburn high school open for another year
School leaders say they will reconvene later to consider the future of the Auburn campus and Catholic secondary education in the community.
Posted inMaine, News
Tracking Maine’s wild mussel beds: Declining or retreating into the deep?
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute would like the public to help hunt for wild mussel beds below the low-tide line.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine health experts still recommend children, pregnant women get COVID-19 vaccine
This conflicts with guidance from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine advocate, who is recommending that healthy children and pregnant women not get COVID-19 shots.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston High School graduates 337 at touching ceremony Friday
As the sun dipped low in the sky during their ceremony at the high school football field, graduates said goodbye to high school.