Special funds let Maine lawmakers raise and spend with few limits

While restrictions remain for campaign contributions to a legislative candidate, businesses and individuals can donate unlimited amounts to political action committees run by candidates after they're elected. And some of their expenditures might surprise you.

Jeff Timberlake backs off from proposal to ease way for police to take people into temporary custody

Lawmakers appear to agree that more mental health training and personnel would help in responding to crises like the one that preceded a double murder in Turner.

Varney daughters detail a harrowing scene on night of their parents’ murder

Officers held one of them for hours in a room next door while a suspect chanted, vomited and asked police 'disturbing questions'

Hours before being fatally stabbed, Troy Varney warned police ‘when he kills somebody tonight, it’s on you’

New details emerge in the Turner double homicide, spurring consideration of a measure in Augusta that might help prevent harm in the future.

Leader of Maine Senate Republicans Jeff Timberlake seeks a third term in the state Senate

GOP leader from Turner is running in new 17th District.

As deadline nears, panel provides no details for redrawing Maine’s voting districts

The special legislative commission had little for the public to weigh in on Friday when it held its first public hearing on the redistricting.

Maine Senate 22: Lois Kilby-Chesley vs. Jeff Timberlake

Jeff Timberlake

Espling, Timberlake running for open state Senate seats

Democrats, hoping to avert shutdown, send Maine budget to special panel