U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) commended the work of the men and women in Maine’s fishing industry at the Maine Fisherman’s Forum in Rockport today, listening first-hand to the priorities and concerns of Maine fishermen from around the state.

A Maine Republican’s bill that sought to ban teachers from discussing political or ideological advocacy with students has been unanimously rejected by a state legislative committee.

A deal with a Florida company to provide seed-to-sale tracking has been set aside and will be rebid.

Conservative lawmakers long have pushed for requiring government-issued photo IDs at the polls, despite a lack of evidence of voter fraud.

The debate over two land-based salmon farms in Penobscot Bay spilled inland to Augusta on Thursday during a public hearing on a proposed law that would affect the licensing of such projects.

James W. Sewall Co. announced today that Kay Rand, who recently stepped down as U.S. Sen. Angus King’s chief of staff, has joined the company’s board of directors as an outside member.

U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), and U.S. Representatives Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) today reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral companion legislation that would incentivize the use of energy efficiency biomass heaters in homes and businesses instead of relying on fossil fuel energy.

U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) today joined a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act to address the driver shortage in the trucking and logistics industry, as well as enhance safety training and job opportunities for young workers.

In a continuation of the Maine Delegation’s concerted efforts to remove the unfair and harmful tariff on U.S. lobster exports to China, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jared Golden (D-ME) wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, calling on him to make the lobster industry a priority in the ongoing trade negotiations with the Chinese government.

U.S. Senator Angus King today cosponsored the Flu Vaccine Act, legislation to support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine that could protect against multiple strains of the flu virus and offer more effective and longer-lasting protection than current annual vaccines.

Maine Democrat says his district voted against same idea at the polls in 2016.

Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, to promote pay equality in Maine received approval from the Legislature’s Committee on Labor and Housing on Monday.

Governor Janet Mills announced today that the State of Maine will not participate in the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition (OCSGC). In a letter to OCSGC Chair, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Governor Mills wrote that the organization’s “work promoting the expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling is incompatible with Maine’s interests.” Governor Mills emphasized Maine’s bipartisan opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling and her commitment to instead protecting Maine’s coastline, marine resources, and ocean economy.

The mayors of Portland and South Portland voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed bill that would block municipalities from prohibiting short-term rentals such as Airbnb.

The Maine Republican says she and others in her party are wary of his ‘unilateral action.’ And though she’s made no final decision, she’s ‘laying the groundwork’ for re-election.

Supporters of the measure to amend the state constitution say out-of-state special interest groups are using the referendum process to raise taxes with ballot questions that voters don’t understand.