School committee members say opponents have cited few specifics, while a prominent politician is vowing to keep fighting the ...

Mills announced there was a $152.2 million budget surplus, but some advocates are frustrated to see this as some programs ...

Our National Wildlife Refuges — like Maine Coastal Islands and Moosehorn — have seen staffing and habitat restoration efforts ...

Maine Maine Gov. Mills' approval of 2-year budget averts potential shutdown Mills, a Democrat, said she didn't want to risk GOP legislators using shutdown threats as a bargaining tactic ...

While it often feels like changes in the federal government are moving us backward, Maine is moving forward, protecting health care and services for survivors of violence when it matters most. At a ...

The Maine Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee reached a bipartisan compromise for the state's upcoming budget on June 28, 2023. (eyecrave productions via Getty Images) ...

Mar. 11—Good morning from Augusta. The Legislature convenes at 10 a.m. for its second round of supplemental budget discussions. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If we need a bill, if we don't need a bill ...

Mar. 9—Maine lawmakers are running out of time to pass an emergency supplemental budget and avoid reduced payments to health care providers serving low-income residents through the state's ...

The budget includes $850 relief checks to more than 850,000 Mainers. To get the check, you must be a full-time resident of the state and file a 2021 Maine income tax return by Oct. 31, 2022.

Our budget strengthens Maine's mental health system, proposing rate increases starting at 15% in crisis residential services, 30% in school and community based services, and other improvements as ...