AUGUSTA — A town manager from northern Maine pleaded with a legislative committee Friday to support a bill that would make way for a new mine in Aroostook County.

AUGUSTA — A town manager from northern Maine pleaded with a legislative committee Friday to support a bill that would make way for a new mine in Aroostook County.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court said Thursday that it will not offer an opinion on whether state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin’s private business activities have violated the state Constitution.

The measure proposed by the LePage administration now heads to the Senate for consideration.

AUGUSTA — The state Senate rejected a request by a Democratic lawmaker Wednesday that would have required new rules for Maine constitutional officers who run for higher office.

AUGUSTA — A legislative committee split along party lines Wednesday on a bill that would take away collective bargaining rights for in-home child care providers.

AUGUSTA — The state Senate rejected a request by a Democratic lawmaker Wednesday that would have required new rules for Maine constitutional officers who run for higher office.

A Rumford Democrat wanted new rules for constitutional officers who run for higher office.