Jessica Piper
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Janet Mills blocks Maine from aiding conservative states’ abortion probes
The order prohibits state agencies from cooperating with another state’s investigation into a health care provider for delivering abortion care in Maine. → Read More
The 500 projects Maine's congressional delegation wants to fund with earmarks
The earmark requests will make up a tiny share of the federal spending bill but can go far in communities where funding may otherwise be hard to secure. → Read More
Maine was the only state to get younger last year
It is the first time in more than two decades that the median age in Maine has dropped, according to the Census Bureau. → Read More
Gas prices in Maine
See the latest on the price of gas in Maine, and how prices here compared with those across the nation. → Read More
Political polarization is crowding out Maine’s vaunted independent voters
That group of voters has been a key part of the political identity for decades in a state that has elected two independent governors. → Read More
4 storylines to watch in Maine’s Tuesday elections
Maine Democrats have led in early voting for the primary and have been spending in big races so far this year. → Read More
Nationwide average for a gallon of gas reaches $5 for 1st time ever
The national average price has jumped 19 cents in the past week, and it's up $1.93 from this time last year. → Read More
Absentee voting favors Maine Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s primaries
Nearly two-thirds of voters who had requested absentee ballots were registered Democrats. → Read More
You can now check when you’ll get your $850 Maine relief payment
More than 850,000 Mainers are eligible to receive the relief checks, with most payments set to go out by the end of July. → Read More
Everything you need to know about voting in Maine on June 14
The state’s highest profile candidates are running unopposed in party primaries on June 14 ahead of hot November matchups. → Read More
Top Democrats accuse activist of ‘gutter politics’ in a messy Maine Senate primary
Top Democrats are accusing Mike Tipping of fabricating endorsements and illegally placing signs in voters' yards. → Read More
Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
The massacre lasted nearly 40 minutes before Border Patrol officers killed the 18-year-old shooter. → Read More
Congress unlikely to act quickly on new gun legislation despite deadly Texas shooting
"We are accepting this as the new normal," lamented Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. → Read More
Vaccines could have prevented an estimated 1,100 COVID-19 deaths in Maine
A 90 percent vaccination rate among adults would have saved more than 500 lives in Maine, researchers found. → Read More
See how often Maine lawmakers vote against their parties
As partisanship has increased, it has become increasingly rare for Maine lawmakers to break with their own parties. → Read More
Hear Susan Collins predict Roe would survive just after Trump cemented high-court majority
Overturning Roe v. Wade would have wide-ranging implications for abortion access in much of the U.S. → Read More
Maine GOP platform calls for limits on LGBTQ discussions in schools
It highlights issues that have gained salience among national and state Republican activists compared with previous election cycles. → Read More
Maine is about to open party primaries to hundreds of thousands more voters
The bill would open future primaries starting in two years to roughly one-third of Maine voters who now have to register with a party to vote them. → Read More
Workers from Massachusetts helped drive pandemic migration to Maine
Maine saw its largest population increase in decades in 2020, driven largely by workers from the northeast moving to the state. → Read More
A guide to the $850 relief checks on their way to most Mainers this year
Eligible Mainers could start receiving them as soon as June if the Legislature approves them as expected this week. → Read More