Maine State Employees Union, Spurned by Mills Over Pay Increases, Considers Illegal “Sick Out”
Maine’s second largest labor union is considering illegal tactics, including tactics that could temporarily shut down state government, to gain
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Maine AG’s Probe of Lewiston Shooting Deaths Concludes With No Prosecution
The Maine Department of Public Safety provided an update to a July shooting in Lewiston that resulted in the deaths
Read moreMaine State Police Apprehend Fugitive Oklahoma Couple Wanted On Child Sexual Abuse and Porn Charges
On Monday, Maine State Police Troopers from the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unity and Southern Field Troop apprehended two fugitives wanted
Read moreMaine School Board Member Called Police on Parents Who Spoke Out Against Pornographic Books: 911 Transcripts
Following a tense Maine School Administrative District 51 (MSAD #51) board meeting in July that was adjourned after a parent
Read moreFishermen’s Alliance Highlights Offshore Wind Threat to Haddock, Lobster Fisheries in Gulf of Maine
An alliance of groups representing New England’s fishermen is highlighting scientific research that suggests offshore wind development could have “population-scale
Read moreLewiston Man Charged After Allegedly Pouring Windshield Washing Fluid in Cups at Portland Diner
Portland Police announced Monday the arrest of a Lewiston man over the weekend in connection with two incidents at the
Read moreThese Ten Organizations Spent the Most Money Lobbying Maine Lawmakers This Year
Data available from the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices reveals what organizations are spending the most money
Read moreMaine AG Releases Report On Augusta Cops Shooting Suicidal Man at Homeless Shelter
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey released a letter Friday sent to Chief Jared Mills of the Augusta Police Department announcing
Read moreU.S. Border Patrol Looking to Beef Up Maine Presence as Illegal Crossings Surge
As illegal crossings over the southern border surge and Maine reckons with a migrant crisis of its own, the U.S.
Read morePublic Records Shed Light on Maine’s Failure to Protect Most Vulnerable Children
Public records from Maine’s child welfare agency show multiple child protective services employees were disciplined, but not fired, for failures
Read moreMaine Will Study Effectiveness of “Safe Consumption Sites” as a Potential Fix For Opioid Epidemic
On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed LD 1364 into law, officially establishing a working group to study the potential
Read moreSanford Suspends Syringe Exchange Program, Cleans Homeless Encampment
Last week city officials in Sanford suspended a syringe exchange program and cleaned up a homeless encampment at Heritage Crossing
Read moreCMP Parent Company Pulls Plug on Mass Offshore Wind
Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power, agreed this month to pay $48 million to terminate a power purchase
Read moreLow Unemployment & Low Labor Force Participation: Maine’s June 2023 Employment Statistics
Statistics released by the State of Maine for June 2023 reveal that although the state’s unemployment rate continues to decrease,
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