The death of a Gorham man in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 295 Wednesday has refocused state transportation safety planners on exploring ways to improve exit ramps and their warning signs so people won’t get on the highway going the wrong way.

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage scolded the Legislature’s budget-writing committee Friday, raising his hand to get a turn at the microphone during a meeting on his plan to trim health and human services and then urging members to “get it done.”

AUGUSTA — Questions raised in recent weeks about money spent on massage services, at hotels and for donations to special interest groups prompted lawmakers Friday to request an immediate review of spending by the Maine State Housing Authority.

AUGUSTA — Democrats pushed a LePage administration official Friday to explain why the Department of Labor is proposing changes to the unemployment insurance system, even though Maine’s system is solvent and there are few instances of fraud.

AUGUSTA — The city’s biggest car dealers are making more noise about proposed rules that aim to ban a bullhorn style of speakers.

AUGUSTA — A Bucksport woman was taken to the hospital Thursday after a car crash on Eastern Avenue.

PALERMO — Last May, the volunteer fire department was low on members. Now, it’s the volunteer rescue unit.