June 13, 2023 Portland City Council approves contract for shelter for asylum seekers A new homeless shelter is set to open for asylum seekers in Portland, Maine, after the city council approved a contract. Portland has seen a surge in asylum seekers in the past months.
June 12, 2023 Maine eyes ranked choice voting for gubernatorial elections A Maine legislative committee has cleared a proposal to expand the state's ranked choice voting system to apply to gubernatorial elections.
June 9, 2023 Maine committee backs Gov. Mills' plan to significantly liberalize state abortion laws A Maine legislative committee on Friday approved a proposal by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that would make the state's abortion laws among the country's least restrictive.
June 9, 2023 Maryland, Maine, Vermont completely remove statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases Time limits on filing lawsuits over child sex abuse have been repealed in Maine, Vermont, and Maryland, as more people allege that they were abused by priests when they were younger.
June 8, 2023 Maine lawmakers' planned amendment of equal pay law to cover race heads to Gov. Mills' desk Maine lawmakers have passed a proposal that would expand the state's equal pay law to ban racial discrimination. The bill still requires final approval from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
June 6, 2023 Maine secretary of state accuses No Labels party of tricking voters as centrist group worries Dems Centrist group No Labels denied claims from Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows it was misleading Maine voters and improperly changing their party registration.
June 5, 2023 Virginia man identified as victim of deadly Maine hotel fire A body found during an investigation into a Kittery, Maine, hotel fire has been identified as that of 57-year-old Daniel Clarke of Manassas, Virginia.
June 3, 2023 Some New Hampshire residents worried as Maine considers 'trans tourism' bill for children New Hampshire residents are reportedly slamming a proposed bill that would allow children to undergo sex-change surgeries without their parent's knowledge.
May 31, 2023 Maine bipartisan legislation would allow Native Americans to benefit from federal laws despite land settlement A new bipartisan proposal that was introduced by Maine's Democratic House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross would allow Native Americans in Maine to benefit from federal law.
May 30, 2023 2 motorists killed, passenger critically injured in wrong-way, head-on collision near Portland, Maine A head-on collision near Portland, Maine, killed two people and critically injured a passenger. A resident was traveling south down the northbound lanes.