The Twitter account that poked fun at former Gov. Angus King, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, was suspended Sunday night after King’s campaign complained that tweets from King_Angus could mislead people.

AUGUSTA — Public opinion on the national health care law played no role in the decision to have Maine join the 25 other states challenging the national health care law that’s before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, state Attorney General William Schneider said Monday.

When you receive your L.L. Bean summer catalog in the mail this week, Randal Ford hopes you will pay close attention to the cover.

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Charlie Summers is proposing major changes to laws for young drivers, including an increase in training hours and stiffer penalties for offenders.

WASHINGTON — As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they are ready to confront without delay the keep-or-kill questions at the heart of challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. Virtually every American will be affected by the outcome, due this summer in the heat of the election campaign.

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s chief legal counsel told lawmakers Monday that it’s not fair that some child care providers have the right to unionize, while others who receive state subsidies do not.

KINGFIELD — Five people face drug charges after a mobile home that law enforcement believes was being used as a meth lab was gutted by a fire last month.