Biden to visit Auburn manufacturing plant during Maine visit Friday

The president is expected to sign an executive order to boost the incentive to manufacture new inventions in the U.S. while at Auburn Manufacturing.

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040

Unlike other projects in the region, the Gulf of Maine wind turbines would showcase floating platform technology because the water is too deep for turbines to be anchored to the ocean floor.

Mills administration names new director of Maine CDC

Dr. Puthiery Va, currently leading public health for the Navajo Nation in Arizona, will take over as Maine's top public health official on Aug. 28.

Maine state flag referendum will wait until next year

A spokesperson for Gov. Janet Mills said she will allow a bill calling for a referendum on the state flag to take effect without her signature, effectively delaying the statewide vote until November 2024.

Bath Iron Works to christen latest destroyer

The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is named after a Medal of Honor recipient.

Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill

After her veto was upheld, Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order establishing a formal stakeholder group to pursue a state minimum wage for farmworkers.

Advocates look to fall referendum to ban foreign campaign spending

The Legislature failed to muster the votes to override Gov. Janet Mills' veto of the measure, setting the stage for a statewide vote in November.

Commentary: Lawsuit against Gov. Mills, legislative leaders is about more than politics

Millions of dollars in foreign campaign funds pour into Maine as lawmakers push to ban them

Lawmakers say they will try to override Gov. Janet Mills' veto of the foreign spending ban, but it won't prevent foreign-owned companies from pouring money into Maine politics this fall.

Madison ceremony marks return of manufacturing, and jobs, to former paper mill

Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden were among a crowd of a few hundred Friday celebrating the work of TimberHP to restart manufacturing operations at the plant.