Annmarie Hilton

Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday she has nominated Heather Sanborn to serve as the public advocate for the state.

The Board of Environmental Protection adopted rules for a program intended to decrease waste from excessive packaging and promote recycling, despite continued concerns from the business community.

Fifteen months after forming a union, medical interpreters with MaineHealth still have no contract, prompting a number of workers to picket Friday outside of Maine Medical Center in Portland to send a message to the health care system that they aren't backing down.

This is up from 2020, when fewer than three out of every 200 newly registered cars were either battery powered or plug-in hybrids. But the state wants to see that number climb even higher.

President Joe Biden on Monday designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle a national monument to honor the legacy of the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and longest-serving secretary of labor.

The commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services named a leader for a new state office focused on reducing violence. Jamie Bourque was appointed by DHHS Commissioner Sara Gagné-Holmes to lead the Office of Injury and Violence Prevention, according to a news release Monday. The new office will be part of the […]

Nearly $1 million was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to projects in Maine to strengthen local and regional food systems across the state.

Frontline workers for Maine’s child welfare system are again expressing concerns over agency leadership and its ability to listen to employees and keep children safe.

The Governor’s Energy Office drafted a “Pathways to 2040” plan outlining how Maine can achieve 100% clean energy by 2040.

A special election will be held in February to fill the House District 24 seat in the Maine House of Representatives vacated by Democrat Joseph Perry.