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. 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.

The governor signs on to a deal that would give Maine $258 million in benefits in exchange for a permit to build the 145-mile project to send power from Canada to Massachusetts.

Restoring the simple and meaningful 1901 design would be a great way to mark our bicentennial.

Gov. Janet Mills Thursday signed an executive order ending a year-old moratorium on wind turbine permits.

The Green Independent and Libertarian parties of Maine have agreed to work together to promote pro-democratic policies and protect individual liberties. Officers of each party held a joint press conference, at the Samantha Smith statue near the capitol building in Augusta, in front of the Maine State Museum, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 at 3 p.m.

This House seat, which covers the City of Bath, was previously held by Rep. Jennifer DeChant of Bath, who resigned her position on Feb. 1, 2019.

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.