FARMINGTON — The resignation of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce executive director has prompted a restructuring of the organization, including a reduction in hours at the chamber’s welcome center in Farmington.

The last time Angus King ran for office he easily surpassed his four competitors’ fundraising efforts in an inexpensive race.

PORTLAND (AP) — Former independent Gov. Angus King said Friday he supports President Barack Obama’s re-election bid but that doesn’t mean he’d caucus with Democrats if elected to the U.S. Senate.

Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy decided Friday that a state police trooper who was caught driving drunk on the Maine Turnpike in December must avoid any misconduct for three years or risk losing his right to enforce the law.

STRONG — Sarah Strunk on Thursday told fellow school board members she would gladly pay higher school taxes to avoid cutting the district’s budget for the coming year.

AUGUSTA (AP) — The LePage administration will submit a bill to restructure the Department of Health and Human Services, a move that has nothing to do with a recent computer glitch that resulted in up to 19,000 people receiving MaineCare services for which they weren’t eligible, the governor’s spokeswoman said Friday.

Emergency medical providers can make decisions at the scene on things like whether a family member can ride along in the back of an ambulance, according to Rick Petrie, who is executive director of Atlantic Partners EMS, a private nonprofit organization that provides training, education and other consulting services to emergency medical service providers.