Maine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster said he’s identified 24 places in Maine where Republicans running for the Legislature can beat incumbent Democrats.

AUGUSTA — The state may want to beef up the staff of its Department of Health and Human Services to help prevent costly computer problems in the future, a lawmaker from southern Maine said Friday.

AUGUSTA — The state may want to beef up the staff of its Department of Health and Human Services to help prevent costly computer problems in the future, a lawmaker from southern Maine said Friday.

SOUTH PARIS — Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network is a form of corporate welfare that the state can no longer afford.

SOUTH PARIS — Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network is a form of corporate welfare that the state can no longer afford.

The governor says the state cannot afford Maine Public Broadcasting.

AUGUSTA — A federal decision to stop paying for some mental health services for jail inmates will cost the state an additional $10.5 million next year, lawmakers learned Wednesday.

AUGUSTA — A federal decision to stop paying for some mental health services for jail inmates will cost the state an additional $10.5 million next year, lawmakers learned Wednesday.

AUGUSTA — A new budget proposed by Gov. Paul LePage to keep the state’s two-year, $6 billion spending plan in balance contains a mix of cuts and new spending and proposes tax breaks for retirees and military personnel.

A House vote this morning has the effect of sending the measure directly to voters to decide.