Irwin Gratz

For a first-hand account of how voting is handled at the local level, Morning Edition Irwin Gratz spoke with municipal clerks in two Maine cities.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports personal consumption expenditures rose 7.4% in Maine in 2023, the second biggest increase in the country.

September unemployment rate in Maine was just 2.8%.

For a preview of Tuesday's contest, Morning Edition Irwin Gratz spoke with University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer, who says in Maine, as in the nation, there appears to have been little movement in the race for the presidency.

As Maine voters go to the polls, several high schools in the state have been targeted by so-called "swatting" incidents.

The U.S. drought monitor found virtually no change in drought conditions from last week to the week before.

The federal, Bureau of Labor Statistics, part of the Department of Labor, has released the latest unemployment statistics for Maine's three recognized urban areas.

Maine humorist and former public radio jazz host Robert Skoglund, known widely as "the humble Farmer," has died.

The Town of Bucksport is highlighted in the most recent "Measures of Growth" economic report for rebounding from the closure of its major employer a decade ago.

Trees are down across the state and tens of thousand of Mainers are without power after Wednesday's storm brought heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour.