President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on imported vehicles and parts goes into effect Thursday. Dealers, mechanics and consumers could all take a hit.

The Auburn Republican sued Ryan Fecteau last month, arguing that he and House Democrats violated her constitutional rights by blocking her from voting or speaking on the floor.

The Republican's support for the Democratic effort came despite the president's social media post calling on her to 'get on the Republican bandwagon, for a change' and 'FINALLY adhere to Republican Values and Ideals.'

Emails show Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek ignored his own staff's warnings and briefly killed Maine contracts because he was upset that the governor publicly defied President Donald Trump.

About 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers laid off.

Title X funds affordable birth control, cancer screenings, and other sexual and reproductive health care to people with low incomes.

Librarians say the cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services will devastate museums and libraries in Maine and across the nation.

President Donald Trump's global trade war and federal spending cuts — as well as his threat of cutting funds to Maine — have state officials preparing for slowing economic growth and rising unemployment.

The proposal from Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would decriminalize the possession of one ounce or less of psilocybin for adults over age 21.

A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’

New polling found near-unanimous support for the president among Maine Republicans, although some Trump voters say recent scandals and leaks are giving them cause for concern.

The action comes a day after state officials refused to sign a proposed agreement to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' high school sports.

The Trump administration ended public health contracts worth $91 million to Maine and local agencies this week.

Residents opposed to abortion urged lawmakers to roll back laws that expanded access in Maine and called on the Legislature to pass a bill criminalizing abortion even after the sponsor said she no longer supported it.

Rep. Jared Golden said he would 'introduce legislation to repeal' the order, which would affect Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Togus VA Medical Center, SUBSHIP Bath at Bath Iron Works, the AFL-CIO said.

Julia Lipez is now an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

'I'm in menopause, and I had no idea,' the actress told the Health and Human Services Committee. 'None of my doctors ever talked to me about it.'

'We strongly urge you to immediately reverse course and abandon this dangerous plan,' the Maine congresswoman and Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon wrote in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the U.S. Department of Education, which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.

Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from states that don't require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and count only those absentee ballots returned by Election Day.

The president informed Congress that he is withholding $3 billion in emergency spending authorized in the stopgap spending bill that was approved last week.

The motion to punish Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a rules violation is the latest example of the partisan tensions at the State House.

The Maine Principals' Association and Greely High School said it would violate Maine law for them to sign the agreement requiring the barring of transgender athletes.

Mahri Stáinnak says they were fired for work on 'diversity, equity and inclusion,' even though their job had nothing to do with DEI.

An added 4% tax on incomes over $1 million and capital gains over $250,000 could generate more than $200 million in annual revenue for the state, according to estimates provided to lawmakers.

Secretary Pete Hegseth and several other Trump administration officials have been under fire since the revelation that they accidentally shared war plans in a group chat that included a reporter.

Lawmakers heard proposals for banning bump stocks and other rapid-fire devices, prohibiting untraceable 'ghost guns' and easing Maine's concealed carry law.

Maine's secretary of state is expected to be part of a crowded field of candidates in the 2026 race.

Tensions linger as the Maine Legislature returns to Augusta on Tuesday to start the next phase of budget work.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined several multistate lawsuits against the Trump administration related to immigration, privacy rights and federal funding.

Aaron Frey told Mainers at a town hall Tuesday night he's been able to enforce court orders in various lawsuits against the Trump administration, dealing with citizenship, privacy rights and federal funding.

Sen. Susan Collins, who was ill and did not attend the hearing where senators grilled Trump's director of national intelligence, said she also is seeking answers about why and how the breach occurred.

Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'

A bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph Baldacci, D-Bangor, would create 3 'crisis centers' to reduce the number of children stuck in hospitals with no place to go.

The governor refutes the president's claims that he is trying to protect women, saying that if he wanted to do that he would be focusing on the economy, health care, education and foreign aid.

Efforts are underway to raise pay, bolster a UMaine training program and reduce barriers to certification.

The district gained national attention after an on-camera clash between Gov. Mills and President Trump over a Greely student's win at a girls track meet.

Maine's medical marijuana laws are already among the loosest in the country. Two key lawmakers are pushing to ease regulations further after receiving financial support from the industry.

The president wrote on social media that 'the State of Maine has apologized,' but it was not clear to whom he was referring. The governor's office didn't respond to a request for comment Saturday.

Members of Maine's congressional delegation and advocates for public schools say eliminating the department would leave children behind in an American education system that is fundamentally unequal.

President Donald Trump has been promising to abolish the Education Department since the 2024 campaign. Here’s what to know about his effort to close it.

The move delayed debate over an $11.3 billion state budget on Thursday.

Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law an $11.3 billion budget that was passed by Democrats early Friday over the objections of Republicans.

The Senate's confirmation of Lipez to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court fills a yearlong vacancy on the state's highest court.

The department sends billions of dollars a year to schools and oversees $1.6 trillion in federal student loans.

An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed attorneys.

The proposal comes as advocates have noted an increase in threats against abortion providers in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Some residents say closing the city's neighborhood ward polling places could suppress voting by making it harder for poor or elderly people, or those who do not drive, to get to the Civic Center.

About 400 voters filled the Town Office on Tuesday to cast their ballots.

Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.

The Senate will have a final vote on Julia Lipez's nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Darcie McElwee's to the Superior Court.

Meanwhile, the Maine Principals' Association has challenged the Trump administration's findings from a separate federal investigation into the body's rules regarding transgender athletes.

Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.

A bill before lawmakers would raise funding for shelters by $5 million, but the Mills administration has said it can't identify revenues to support it.

A bill that will likely include substantial cuts to the program has passed the U.S. House and will be considered by the Senate this year.

They warn that it is already understaffed and that further cuts, including the possible closure of the Presque Isle office, could lead to major disruptions for 355,000 older and disabled Mainers.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeachment — a rare step usually taken only in cases of grave ethical or criminal misconduct — as an inappropriate response to a ruling the president doesn't like.

The federal DHHS says the state is in violation of Title IX and must accept a proposed resolution, which includes returning federal funding and retraining staff, or risk referral to the Justice Department 'for appropriate action.'

Sen. Angus King joins dozens of Senate colleagues in calling for the funding to be restored.

Sen. Mattie Daughtry and community college leaders say students receiving free tuition often need support in other areas — including housing, food and counseling — to succeed in higher education.

Dr. Rasha Alawieh arrived at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday and was detained at least 36 hours before being sent back to Lebanon, despite a judge's order that a hearing be held first.

The president singled out Maine's governor in a Feb. 21 meeting at the White House; she replied, 'See you in court.' Some national observers say Maine is feeling the consequences.

Researchers with the University of Maine System are working on a report about the formula for funding school districts, which many administrators say doesn't reflect the current realities of providing an education to all students.

While Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King voted for the spending measure to avoid a shutdown, it eliminates millions of dollars of so-called earmarks for projects in Maine and nationwide.

Democrats have brought forward a 'continuing services' budget to fund MaineCare and other core government functions; it advanced out of committee Friday and will go to the full Legislature.

In the end, enough Democratic senators decided a shutdown would be worse than the Republican plan and backed Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer's strategy to allow the bill to advance.

The compromise deal rejected Thursday would have restored full MaineCare funding to hospitals and other medical providers. Lawmakers will now have to negotiate a new bill.

More than a dozen states filed a federal lawsuit alleging cuts to the U.S. Department of Education's workforce, including all of the staff at a regional office in Boston, will harm students from public K-12 schools to higher education.

Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker denied the attorney general's call to restore the waiting period for gun purchases while waiting for a federal appeals court to take up the case.

The papers are due back to the Town Office by April 11.

Senate President Mattie Daughtry, a Democrat, accused Republicans of 'moving the goalpost' with their call for reforms and said lawmakers are out of time to get a budget passed.

A radiation safety officer position once slated for elimination is not part of the latest round of cuts, the VA confirmed.

The Republican state lawmaker's case will now be considered by a federal judge from Rhode Island.

The 2nd District congressman broke with the rest of his party's members, many of whom said they were worried about the discretion that the bill gives the Trump administration on spending decisions.

A compromise proposal for funding a MaineCare shortfall failed to get the two-thirds support needed to pass it as emergency legislation Tuesday night in the Senate, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board.