Jenna Russell

Gov. Janet Mills said she rejected what would have been the nation’s first moratorium on data centers because it failed to exempt a project in a distressed mill town.

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine on Friday vetoed legislation that would have blocked new data centers in the state until November 2027.

Voters who watched Gov. Janet Mills struggle to gain traction in the Democratic Senate primary said they were unsurprised — and in many cases, relieved — to see her exit.

Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure in 2024 authorizing Diana DiZoglio, the state auditor, to closely scrutinize the State Legislature. Lawmakers are resisting.

Mr. Frank speaks about the missteps of the Democratic Party and his hope for its future. “Frankly, if I weren’t dying, people wouldn’t be paying as much attention.”

OGUNQUIT, Maine -- Barney Frank, the retired Democratic member of Congress who represented Massachusetts' 4th District from 1981 to 2013 and is now in hospice care, is not wasting a minute of the time he has left.

State police officials say they need time to carry out recommendations made by an outside team after a trainee died in a police academy boxing match.

State police officials say they need time to carry out recommendations made by an outside team after a trainee died in a police academy boxing match.

The secretary of state, a Democrat, cited evidence that thousands of petition signatures submitted by the measure’s proponents were not valid.

The judge said the 2024 law “constitutes an unjustifiable burden on the right to vote,” and that new voters should be able to prove their citizenship with a sworn affidavit.