The latest proposal seeks $300,000 of state money to do a feasibility study for a privately owned and operated toll highway.

AUGUSTA — The town of Randolph — or any city or town in Maine — would be prevented from charging fees on ice fishing shacks under a bill that gained unanimous committee approval Monday.

AUGUSTA — A group that represents retired state workers and teachers filed a lawsuit Monday to challenge retirement system reforms implemented last year to save money.

AUGUSTA — The town of Randolph — or any city or town in Maine — would be prevented from charging fees on ice fishing shacks under a bill that gained unanimous committee approval Monday.

The suit, filed today in federal District Court in Bangor, alleges that the state last year did not have the authority to make changes to plan benefits.

AUGUSTA — The House will be the chamber to watch this week as leadership in both parties count noses in advance of votes on the budget.

The budget is necessary to fill a hole at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Bruce Poliquin may own businesses, but others must manage them, the attorney general writes in a letter.

AUGUSTA — A little-known piece of a $140 million budget-balancing package that a legislative committee endorsed unanimously early Wednesday morning drew fire later in the day from Gov. Paul LePage and the Maine Heritage Policy Center.