DOVER-FOXCROFT — Gov. Paul LePage told residents of Piscataquis County on Thursday that he doesn’t support a national park in Maine’s North Woods and that he wants to eliminate the income tax on pensions.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Gov. Paul LePage told residents of Piscataquis County on Thursday that he doesn’t support a national park in Maine’s North Woods and that he wants to eliminate the income tax on pensions.

AUGUSTA — Health care experts disagreed Wednesday about the impact of new legislation that makes sweeping changes to the health insurance system in Maine.

AUGUSTA — Health care experts disagreed Wednesday about the impact of new legislation that makes sweeping changes to the health insurance system in Maine.

AUGUSTA — A legislative panel wants to question current and former state officials who helped broker a deal in which three state-owned houses in Thomaston were sold to the warden of the Maine State Prison for a fraction of their assessed value.

AUGUSTA — A legislative panel wants to question current and former state officials who helped broker a deal in which three state-owned houses in Thomaston were sold to the warden of the Maine State Prison for a fraction of their assessed value.

The fourth special election of the 125th Legislature probably will be held in November, when voters in Senate District 20 will be asked to pick a new senator.

AUGUSTA — The state will owe less to its retirement system in future years thanks to reforms in its new budget, but retirees aren’t happy about changes that will mean smaller increases in benefit checks.

An analysis released last month by the National Institute on Retirement Security highlighted six elements of stable retirement plans. Maine has addressed all six, said Sandy Matheson, executive director of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.

AUGUSTA — A conservative think tank says the Maine State Housing Authority wants to charge too much money to release basic financial information for a public website disclosing the cost of government.