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.

AUGUSTA — Mainers will have more choices for president in November now that the Americans Elect Party has qualified for the ballot, former Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler said Monday.

AUGUSTA — Supporters of an effort to require the use of more renewable resources to generate electricity failed to meet Monday’s deadline to turn in signatures for a November ballot question.

AUGUSTA — Mainers will have more choices for president in November now that the Americans Elect Party has qualified for the ballot, former Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler said Monday.

AUGUSTA — Supporters of an effort to require the use of more renewable resources to generate electricity failed to meet Monday’s deadline to turn in signatures for a November ballot question.

AUGUSTA — The National Organization for Marriage says it’s ready to once again help fight attempts to legalize gay marriage in Maine.

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 — 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.