State issues first round of retention bonuses to child welfare caseworkers

Gov. Janet Mills announced the bonuses in her State of the State address this month.

Mills nominates East Boothbay consultant as Bureau of Insurance superintendent

Robert Carey's nomination is subject to approval by the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, and the Maine Senate.

State and Maine hospitals agree to improve MaineCare reimbursement rates

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Hospital Association announced the agreement Tuesday.

UCU opens full-service location in Augusta

A ribbon cutting and open house is planned for July 23.

Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions

Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.

Fake bomb threats sent to Jewish places of worship in Maine

Congregation Bet Ha'am in South Portland was one of the Maine synagogues targeted Sunday.

Our View: Low pay for state employees is hurting everyone

Compensation for state workers undervalues their work. As a result, both the workers and the work are suffering.

Texas Republican files suit in effort to keep Trump off Maine’s presidential ballot

John Anthony Castro, a write-in Republican presidential candidate, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Portland seeking to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot, alleging that he violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Old Fort Western celebrates life of Martha Ballard

Augusta elementary school ups security after people found living on school grounds

Two people were issued trespassing notices recently after police found them living at the Lillian P. Hussey School.