Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that would temporarily bar many new data centers; Gov. Janet Mills has not yet signed it.
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Suit against trans sports referendum dealt potential blow by Maine officials
The attorney general’s office says the number of faulty signatures submitted in support of the referendum doesn’t appear to be enough to invalidate it. But questions remain.
advertisement
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine congressional candidate backs Katie Porter for California governor amid controversy
Jordan Wood, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District, signed a letter in support of his former boss, who is running for California governor while grappling with a video of her yelling at a staffer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine author Elizabeth Strout’s new book is set away, for a change
‘The Things We Never Say’ comes out May 5 and is set in a coastal Massachusetts town. Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ one of her Maine-set novels.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Ahead of Portland fashion show, breast cancer survivors heal together
‘We kept fixing each other,’ one model said.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Here’s how Maine is celebrating Earth Day 2026
Communities across Maine are celebrating April 22’s Earth Day throughout the week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine company to resume island mail delivery, despite Postal Service’s $400K unpaid tab
Penobscot Island Air says mail will be delivered to Midcoast islands Wednesday, now that the Postal Service has agreed to pay a quarter of its nearly $400K balance by the end of the week.
Posted inMaine, News
Lloyd Ferriss, known for writing about Maine outdoors, dies at 84
Ferriss had a long career as a features writer and gardening columnist at the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Franklin County leaders urge Mills to veto data center moratorium
In a pair of letters, Jay’s town manager and 3 county commissioners argued that it would kill a major economic opportunity for the community.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine’s legislative session has ended. Here’s what happened.
Look back at what the Legislature accomplished – and didn’t.