The move sets up a fight that could result in President Donald Trump's first-ever veto.

If the legislation passes, Trump's name could excluded from the state's presidential ballot in the 2020 election.

As part of the Russia investigation, President Trump's former personal lawyer will speak to lawmakers in a closed door meeting.

President Trump has challenged the state's practice of setting its own rules, which it has done since the 1970s.

Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, says reversing the budgeting change by former Gov. Paul LePage would provide 'one of the most direct forms of property tax relief.'

New Mainers are especially likely to wind up underemployed when state won't recognize foreign credentials.

The trip, the first for Mills as governor, includes a group dinner Sunday hosted by President Trump.

William Happer would oversee a new panel studying the national security implications of a warming planet.

The Russian president threatens retaliation and accuses the U.S. of bad faith in abandoning a 1987 arms accord.

The Maine School Nutrition Association is opposing the bill, saying it would encourage nonpayment by parents who know their kids will be fed regardless of what they owe.

Opponents at a State House hearing say preventing towns and cities from enacting rules governing short-term rentals would be an overreach of state authority.

Supporters of the measure to amend the state constitution say out-of-state special interest groups are using the referendum process to raise taxes with ballot questions that voters don't understand.

The monthly amount for those who work 30 hours per week, or 20 hours if they have a small child, will jump from $15 to $50, paid for with federal funds that went unspent by the LePage administration.

The Maine Republican says she and others in her party are wary of his 'unilateral action.' And though she's made no final decision, she's 'laying the groundwork' for re-election.

A work session on the bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Rebecca Millett, will be Wednesday.

Over 160 companies, industry groups and advocacy organizations spent nearly $360,000 on lobbying Maine state officials in December and January.

Supporters say L.D. 630 is the fastest way to reopen the lucrative CBD market, which was all but shut down by a state order last month.

The Republican's measure draws criticism from educators and the ACLU.

The group of states including Maine says in its lawsuit that the declaration is unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union is also suing, and Democrats in Congress are planning to introduce a resolution disapproving the declaration.

The state Senate votes 31-0 to approve the nomination of Amanda Beal, who will now resign her position as president of Maine Farmland Trust.

The 2016 Democratic runner-up enters an already crowded field.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says 16 states are signing on to the challenge against the president's border wall funding effort.

In a radio interview, the former governor responds to a Maine Sunday Telegram story documenting at least $22,000 in Maine taxpayer-funded expenses at the hotel in Washington.

Several Republican senators are already indicating they would vote against Trump – though there do not yet appear to be enough votes to override a veto by the president.

A few dozen gather at Menario Plaza in Portland on Presidents Day.

For many, Janet Mills' style is an overdue breath of fresh air.

The New York Democrat was convicted of having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old North Carolina girl in 2017.

Newly released receipts reveal nearly a dozen trips to the president's luxury hotel, part of $170,000 in out-of-state travel by the former Maine governor in recent years.

The governor's order opens the door for state agencies to issue permits that were put in limbo under her predecessor.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to work for the first time since lung cancer surgery in December.

Weld left the Republican Party in 2016 and joined former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson on the Libertarian Party ticket.

The president said he will use executive powers to bypass Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had sought.

Tapping funds for disaster relief, drug interdiction or military construction are possibilities, but each has political and practical ramifications.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.

Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.

The veteran lawyer will oversee the Robert Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

After overwhelming approval of legislation to prevent a shutdown, the specter of the president's national-emergency declaration has produced widespread opposition in Congress.

Angus King says he will oppose William Barr's nomination and Collins will vote in support.

Two proposed bond measures would provide $120 million for projects in underserved areas, and the political will has grown.

The finding could add years to the prison sentence of the former Trump campaign chairman.

The governor says she is pleased with the rate subsidies and funding for new energy technology that are being offered.

A bill introduced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden to crack down on price spikes is only the latest in a series of measures backed by Maine's lawmakers to lower the cost of prescriptions.

Some see a proposed state mandate as contributing to a more productive and stable work force, while others decry the burden of cost, especially when profit margins are 'very thin.'

The legislation's sponsor acknowledges that even the $80 million effort won't meet the state's 'immense need.'

Maine lawmakers ask the woman hired to give lobbyists free sexual-harassment training not to come back because of complaints about her presentation.

The Senate majority leader wants lawmakers on the record about the climate change package, hoping it will alienate their moderate constituents.

The measure follows a budget proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to spend $10 million in tobacco settlement money to reduce youth smoking rates, as well as vaping.

The retired astronaut is married to Gabrielle Giffords.

"Everything" is on the table, President Donald Trump said at the White House, but "we certainly don't want to see a shutdown."

Saying Maine 'cannot afford to stand still,' the governor defends plans to expand Medicaid, spend more on education and fighting the opioid crisis, and return more money to cities and towns.

The measure would require an inspection of the septic system whenever a lakefront property changes hands, a regulation already in effect for seaside properties.

They say the deal would fund the government through the fall and calls for $1.375 billion for 55 miles of bollard fencing at the border.

The former governor will serve as honorary chairman of the Maine People Before Politics organization.

Talks have apparently stalled.

The case is the last one pending in federal court in which the former governor is a named party.

The House has passed the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act to establish a fine and imprisonment of up to 5 years as penalties for those who attempt to defraud military veterans of their benefits.

The agency is taking a new tack with polluters, giving states more of a role in regulation and enforcement and stressing education and voluntary compliance.

The governor's proposal includes more money for pre-kindergarten, raising minimum teacher pay to $40,000 and increasing support for higher education.

Meanwhile, the man in line to succeed him is hit with another sexual assault accusation.

The tabloid avoided prosecution in the other case by agreeing to stay out of legal trouble.

They blamed the four-term Maine senator for providing Kavanaugh with the opportunity to join the losing side of a 5-4 ruling that blocked proposed restrictions on who could perform abortions in Louisiana.

President Trump appeals to his loyal supporters among evangelical voters.

Taking the question of criminal history off the application would allow an opportunity to get to know the person who is applying, she said on behalf of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition.

The RIA Novosti news agency quoted a Russian state media oversight agency as saying it has established a "constructive dialogue" with Google.

Gov. Janet Mills proposes an $8 billion plan that would increase General Fund spending 11%, saying Maine can afford to put more money into schools, public safety and municipal revenue sharing.

"We have followed the special counsel's regulations to a T," Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told the House Judiciary Committee.

President Donald Trump's White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told police the woman yelled and gestured at her for 8 to 10 minutes before she was escorted out of the restaurant.

Republicans accuse the Democrats of using powers in the tax law to mount a political witch hunt for Trump's tax returns.

Maine's 2nd District congressman says the revised trade agreement doesn't do enough to protect American workers.

Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine was an original co-sponsor and the 15th House member to endorse the resolution in November.

The vote now heads to the full Senate, where William Barr is expected to be confirmed in a vote as soon as next week.

The president said that his new deal would replace “and deliver for American workers: bringing back our manufacturing jobs, expanding American agriculture, protecting intellectual property, and ensuring that more cars are proudly stamped with four beautiful words: Made in the USA.”

The vote Thursday doesn't issue a subpoena to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker but allows House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to do so if Whitaker is uncooperative.

Democrats have promised action on a range of measures to address gun violence, including expanded background checks for sales and transfers of firearms.

The president's State of the Union address was promoted as a call for unity, but he also provoked Democrats as he appealed to his base ahead of the 2020 election.