AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage chastised lawmakers Thursday for not approving his proposed budget by Feb. 1 and asked Maine residents to call their legislators to urge swift action.

AUGUSTA — All law enforcement officers will be required to get training in cultural diversity and bias-based profiling in 2013 under guidelines adopted by a committee that studied the issue in Maine.

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage chastised lawmakers Thursday for not approving his proposed budget by Feb. 1 and asked Maine residents to call their legislators to urge swift action.

AUGUSTA — All law enforcement officers will be required to get training in cultural diversity and bias-based profiling in 2013 under guidelines adopted by a committee that studied the issue in Maine.

AUGUSTA — Maine’s Majority, a frequent critic of Gov. Paul LePage, is raising questions about Treasurer Bruce Poliquin’s use of the Maine Tree Growth Tax program to lower his property taxes.

AUGUSTA — Maine elementary and middle school students performed better this year on tests of math and reading, but worse in writing.

AUGUSTA — Cuts to higher education, hospitals and services for at-risk youths are among the recommendations of a task force that was formed to fill a $25 million shortfall in the state budget.

AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Tuesday that it would be “illegal” for Gov. Paul LePage to cut certain groups from the state’s Medicaid program to balance the budget.