Green Party co-founder John Rensenbrink dies

Maine politics

Published
August 4, 2022

Green Party co-founder John Rensenbrink dies

An environmental advocate for more than 70 years, Rensenbrink dedicated his life to changing politics to benefit the natural world.
Published
August 3, 2022

Short-term rentals to be focus of new state housing commission

The legislative panel will collect data to see how much of a role short-term rentals play in the housing crunch. It also is expected to consider statewide regulation.
Published
July 10, 2022

Latest impact of PFAS contamination: Rising sewer rates

The looming cost to homeowners in public sewer districts is the latest impact of an expanding crisis that has contaminated agricultural fields and drinking wells, closed farms and left some fish and game unsafe to eat.
Published
June 28, 2022

LePage: ‘I don’t have time for abortion’

Former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has said he opposes abortion, said he would not try to overturn or restrict the right to abortion in Maine, but refused to promise that he wouldn't sign an anti-abortion bill if he becomes governor again.
Published
June 6, 2022

Democrats tout Gov. Mills’ record on LGBTQ rights

The party slams Republican Paul LePage over his 2018 veto of a bill to ban gay conversion therapy, as well as GOP attacks on LGBTQ rights in many states.
Published
May 26, 2022

Democratic lawyer enters district attorney race against Republican candidate

Edward Rabasco Jr. of Poland launches write-in campaign for a spot on the general election ballot against Republican Neil McLean Jr. of Turner.
Published
May 26, 2022

Democrats ahead in congressional and gubernatorial races, new poll finds

Janet Mills, Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree all ahead in their reelection bids, the bipartisan poll found
Published
May 20, 2022

Teacher defends LGBT kindergarten lesson featured in anti-Mills ad

The kindergarten teacher is disappointed that Gov. Mills and the state Department of Education responded to criticism by removing her video lesson from the state's website.
Published
May 18, 2022

Maine DOE removes LGBT lesson plan at heart of anti-Mills TV ad

The state Department of Education determined the online video lesson was inappropriate for kindergarteners.
Published
May 10, 2022

Susan Collins calls police after abortion-rights message is written on sidewalk

The red-white-and-blue chalk message found outside her home Saturday night urged Collins to vote in favor of the Women's Health Protection Act on Wednesday to protect a woman's right to abortion.