Environmental groups seek suspension of power line project’s federal permits

Maine politics

Published
November 29, 2021

Environmental groups seek suspension of power line project’s federal permits

The groups have asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department of Energy to suspend permits for New England Clean Energy Connect, citing the project's other recent setbacks.
Published
November 5, 2021

State regulator sets hearing on power line as opponents call for immediate halt to construction

Maine voters roundly rejected the NECEC project on Tuesday, but its developer said in a lawsuit filed this week that Question 1 is unconstitutional.
Published
July 27, 2021

Lewiston Democrats in turmoil as election season begins

City Councilor Safiya Khalid, who had been the local party's vice chair, says she withdrew her candidacy to lead the party during a confrontational meeting at which she faced racist comments.
Published
July 6, 2021

Nomination papers available for Lewiston, Auburn races as municipal election season begins

The municipal election for all seats in the Twin Cities is Nov. 2; seats on the City Council, School Committee and the mayor's position are all up for grabs.
Published
July 5, 2021

LePage officially announces bid for governor in 2022

The conservative and controversial Republican served eight years in the Blaine House before being term-limited in 2019, and his entrance into the race all but guarantees a feisty campaign against Gov. Janet Mills.
Published
June 11, 2021

Landmark bill passed by House and Senate seeks to sell off Maine’s fossil fuel investments

Maine could become the first state where lawmakers order 'divestment' from fossil fuels, although changes to the bill could slow the process.
Published
June 9, 2021

Open primaries bill clears both Maine House and Senate

The House voted 92-52 to support allowing unenrolled voters to vote in a party's primary without having to register in that party.
Published
June 8, 2021

Bill to allow ‘semi-open primaries’ in Maine takes step forward

If it's approved by the full Legislature, independent voters will be allowed to vote in a political party's primary during each election cycle without having to enroll in that party.
Published
June 4, 2021

Mills submits plan to Legislature for spending $1 billion in federal relief

Lawmakers are under the gun to review the Mills administration's plan for spending $997.5 million from the American Rescue Plan, with less than two weeks left in the session.
Published
May 28, 2021

Sen. Collins says colleagues missed an opportunity to get to the bottom of Jan. 6 insurrection

Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked passage of a bill that would have set up a nonpartisan commission to investigate the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol spurred on by former President Donald Trump.