Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He is the author of four books, most recently a ...

Maine’s formal interest in developing ocean wind energy dates back to 2008, when former Gov. John Baldacci created an Ocean Energy Task Force to devise a strategy.

In 2011, the governor of Maine made headlines over his reason for skipping Martin Luther King Jr. Day events. Six years later, Gov. Paul LePage once again made national news by responding to ...

The governor is expected to focus on her proposed spending priorities during the final two years of her administration as ...

It appears Maine voters will decide two initiated referendum questions this year concerning voting and firearms safety ...

Some of the proposals would increase taxes on individuals. Others would be used to leverage federal Medicaid funds and would not be felt by Maine taxpayers, according to state officials.

Ballot questions on voting and firearms safety have the potential to encourage turnout and keep partisanship to a minimum.

Still, you must pay any balance by April 15, LePage said. Californians affected by the wildfires ... payments that would have ...

Woodcock, who was the state’s energy office director under Gov. Paul LePage until 2016, and then commissioner of the ...