Recent Policy
Opportunity for Public to Offer Comments on Paid Family Medical Leave Rules In-Person June 10
Public comment on the proposed rules for Maine's new PFML Program can be submitted online or mail through ...
Maine Department of Labor Releases Report on Remote Work, New Worksites, and the Industry Structure of Jobs
The MDOL's Center for Workforce Research and Information has released a new report documenting how remote work has ...
Federal Government Grants State of Maine’s Request for Lease to Advance Floating Offshore Wind Research Array Site
Governor Mills released the following statement today on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s offer of a ...
Maine Farmers’ Group Announces Plans to Sue the EPA Over PFAS in Sludge
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), argues that the “lack of virtually any federal regulation of ...
Maine Department of Labor Publishes Paid Family Medical Leave Rules for Public Comment
The MDOL has published proposed rules - https://www.maine.gov/labor/docs/2024/rulemaking/12_702PFMLDraftRule.pdf for Maine's new Paid Family and Medical Leave Program ...
Governor Mills Allows National Popular Vote Legislation to Become Law Without Her Signature
Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will allow LD 1578, An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact ...
LD 1578 – An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact to Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote
Read the latest committee actions & public comments for LD 1578 ...
Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct
“The alleged conduct by Google is an outrageous market manipulation that allowed it to cash in by limiting ...
Governor Mills Announces $1.3 Million in Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan Grants To Advance Innovative Clean Energy Businesses
"With funding from my Jobs Plan, Maine's clean energy businesses and entrepreneurs will receive support to help them ...
Commisson Accepts Standard Offer Electricity Supply Bids For Customers Of CMP and Versant
The Maine PUC accepted bids today for the remaining half of the electricity supply requirement for 2024 Standard ...
Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Cautions Those Seeking to Donate to Lewiston Charities to Avoid Scams
Before donating, donors are urged to keep the following tips in mind ...
Commentary: PUC will do a rigorous job with the public’s help
We will continue to hold utilities accountable. We want to hear from you in the process ...
Maine’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Mills Continue Push to Prohibit Offshore Wind Development in Maine Fishing Grounds
“The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) appreciates that BOEM’s draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) avoids much of Lobster Management ...
Governor’s Energy Office Seeks Proposals to Conduct Research on Offshore Wind in Gulf of Maine
The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) is seeking proposals to conduct research related to offshore wind in the Gulf ...
Eel guts, salmon blood: Maine companies look to make the most of fish waste
Converting waste from salmon, eel and other marine species into consumer and biomedical products has opened a new ...
Effort to ban new natural gas pipelines thrusts Maine into national debate
The bill from Public Advocate William Harwood is backed by environmental groups and would ban any new natural ...
After defeat of Question 3, it’s time to work together to meet Maine’s energy goals
Mainers rightly expect and deserve responsible electric utilities that are focused on providing reliable, affordable service while facilitating ...
Maine Dairy Processors Earn Funding from the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center Existing Dairy Processor Expansion Grant Program
Over $12.2 million to 35 dairy businesses across the eight Northeast states ...
Maine Legislature Will Consider Proposal to Fight Chinese-owned Marijuana Operations
An Act to Combat Racketeering by Foreign Organizations in Maine Cannabis Markets — is intended to provide local, ...
MAINE’S SINGLE AREA CODE EXTENDED AN ADDITIONAL THREE AND A HALF YEARS
"This is one of the longest extensions of our exhaust date since we began our work to preserve ...
Office of the Attorney General and Maine State Police Announce Release of Investigatory Documents in Mass Shooting
The Office of the Attorney General and Maine State Police are announcing the release of documents in the ...
Recent Politics
Pingree Statement on Trump Felony Conviction
“Today marks a solemn and unprecedented moment in American history. A former President...has been fairly tried by a jury of his peers and ...
Golden statement on Trump convictions
“As to the many questions I’ve received about the politics of this decision, let me say this..." ...
No Labels wins party status in Maine after feuding with Shenna Bellows
The centrist group No Labels won ballot access in Maine ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office announced ...
Chris Christie files appeal over failure to qualify for Maine primary
Maine's secretary of state says Christie's campaign fell more than 1,100 signatures short of the 2,000 it needed to qualify for the March ...
Golden Votes Against De Facto Electric Vehicle Mandates
“Demanding that manufacturers and dealership owners in Maine go against market forces and limit the sale of cars that Mainers depend upon, in ...
House Republicans Reject Golden Amendment to Prohibit Offshore Wind Development in Maine Fishing Grounds
“Offshore wind development in the Gulf’s most productive fishing grounds is a threat to Maine fishermen’s way of life,” said Congressman Jared Golden ...
Jared Golden calls for a ban of assault rifles, reversing position
"The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure, which is why I now call on the United States ...
Collins, Golden Renew Call for DOJ Action Against Illicit Chinese Marijuana Grows Following Maine Wire Report
“I will continue to press DOJ to take all appropriate actions to ensure these criminals can no longer operate in Maine,” Collins said ...
Jared Golden reverses himself to back assault weapons ban after Lewiston shooting
A day after deadly mass shootings in his home city, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd District said Thursday he supported the ...
How ads on Maine’s utility takeover are stretching the truth
Question 3 is the highest-profile referendum of the eight ballot measures up for a vote this fall, with voters set to decide whether ...
“His Fight is Our Fight,” King Says in Response to Zelenskyy Visit to Capitol Hill
"...Putin believed he would quickly defeat his neighbor, rebuild the Soviet Union, and divide the Free World, but on every count, he has ...
Golden Votes Against Electric Vehicle Mandates
Congressman Jared Golden voted to pass H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, legislation that would prohibit the EPA from allowing ...
House Dem brags about plan to transform moderate Blue Dog Coalition into rural Antifacist group
Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) – who co-chairs the Blue Dog Coalition with Reps. Jared Golden, (ME), and Rep. Mary Peltola, (AK) ...
Major Progressive Donors Funded Press Herald Purchase and Are Funding Another News Outlet in Maine
George Soros and Hansjörg Wyss are among the uber wealthy progressives bankrolling a new news outlet in Maine, the Maine Morning Star ...
Senator Collins’ Statement on Senator Mitt Romney Retirement
“It is with deep regret that I learn of Senator Romney’s decision not to seek reelection next year. During his Senate service, he ...
Maine’s DC Delegates Announce Contract Award to Build at least Three Destroyers at Bath Iron Works
The contract is part ofthe Navy’s 5th DDG-51 multiyear procurement (MYP) authorized by Congress. The contract also supports the potential ...
GOP flips Maine House seat in special June election
Former Maine House member and Waldoboro Selectman Abden Simmons defeated a Democrat Tuesday to win election in the House District 45 race ...
Taibbi Tells Congress Angus King Sought Twitter Censorship
Taibbi revealed that Maine Sen. Angus King gave Twitter and Facebook lists of people who were critical of King during his 2018 re-election ...
WATCH: Wabanaki leaders address Maine Legislature for first time in two decades
Maine tribes are only tribes in the country that do not have the access to federal laws that get passed in Congress that ...
Maine employees union says Janet Mills’ administration violated labor laws
The union representing Maine state workers filed a labor relations complaint on Friday against Gov. Janet Mills’ administration, alleging a negotiator refused to ...
Republicans are winning over Mainers on voter ID, poll shows
Nearly two-thirds of Maine voters backed requiring photo identification to vote, according to a University of New Hampshire poll ...
Angus King’s Social Security proposal puts him to Susan Collins’ right
Sen. King is working on a SS plan with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana. It has not been released yet, but early reports show ...
Increasing Use of “Concept Draft” Reduces Legislature’s Transparency, Undermines Public Hearings
A “concept bill” is basically a detail-free statement of intent, like “An Act to Reform Education.” Under current rules, lawmakers can supply the ...
Angus King’s “Enemies List” Targeted Journalists, Ordinary Mainers for Facebook, Twitter Censorship
Sen. Angus King’s 2018 campaign targeted journalists and ordinary Mainers for censorship if their posts showed they were critical of the Senator or ...
Angus King’s list of ‘suspicious’ Twitter accounts included political critics
Sen. King’s 2018 campaign flagged hundreds of social media accounts in communications with Twitter, including those run by the Maine Republican Party and ...