"Everything we can do to ensure that Maine can continue to thrive into the future," Senate President Mattie Daughtry said. "We've gotta get our fiscal house in order," Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart said.

The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a two-year state spending plan that tops $11.6 billion. But new taxes and fees are always controversial,

Republican lawmakers in Maine are advocating for the repeal of the state's 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.

Maine’s lighthouses are under a dire threat from significant coastal storms and sea level rise due to climate change.

A new report says electricity to heat homes and power vehicles is gaining an increasing share of Maine's energy landscape, but petroleum dominates.

Joe Perry began his career working for a grocery wholesaler. Now he oversees a cash pool of more than $4 billion. "I'm delighted to be in this position," he said.

Maine's hospitals and medical community are sounding the alarm over proposed cuts in Gov. Janet Mills' budget to Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospital-affiliated doctors, nurse practitioners, and other health care providers.

Not sure what to do in the winter months in Maine? Here is a quick list of activities to try both outdoors and indoors, plus a few popular spots to try them.

A University of Maine researcher had a lightbulb moment while watching news about wildfires raging through California in 2019. James Anderson saw clips of planes dumping out water to quench the flames,

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

Some state lawmakers are proposing a bill to eliminate Real IDs in Maine by repealing the law that permits the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to distribute them.