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By Billy Kobin on May 05, 2025 01:00 am The revenue-raising options are aimed at shoring up the Highway Fund that faces a roughly $280 million shortfall through 2027. Read more... By Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor on May 05, 2025 01:00 am The debates center on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect. Read more... By Michael Shepherd on May 04, 2025 09:22 pm LePage filed for the 2026 race late Sunday, setting up a potential contest between him and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden. Read more... By Kate Cough, The Maine Monitor on May 04, 2025 08:40 pm Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the permitting changes would cut what is often a multi-year review process down to several weeks. Read more... By Michael Shepherd on May 02, 2025 09:31 pm The hearings promise to bring hundreds of people to the State House to debate the culture-war issue that sparked a fight between Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump. Read more... By The Associated Press on May 02, 2025 02:48 pm The president's proposal would cut discretionary spending by 7.6 percent next year, including a real-terms cut to defense spending that the administration is billing as an increase. Read more... By Christopher Burns on May 02, 2025 01:27 pm The Trump administration has agreed to not freeze, terminate or interfere with Maine's access to the funds over alleged Title IX violations. Read more... By Christopher Burns on May 02, 2025 11:15 am That comes months after the funding was abruptly cut following a tense exchange between Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump. Read more... |
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