Matt Dunlap’s allies push national Democrats to help him more against Paul LePage

Susan Collins votes with Democrats against Donald Trump-backed crypto overhaul

The 50-49 tally dealt a defeat to an industry-backed push for a uniform regulatory framework.

Aw shucks: Dolly Parton corn mazes crop up in fields nationwide

BROOKFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Dolly Parton ’s megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing fields across the U.S. and Canada this fall. Twenty farms have carved out large corn mazes to honor the late country music icon, actor and philanthropist and raise money for her Imagination Library, which provides free books to children. The […]

Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing

NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest efforts to reshape November’s elections — a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was an impossibly short timeline. But the case was […]

Bangor councilor’s spouse will be allowed to serve on school board

Jamie Beck’s candidacy was held up over a charter provision for appointed boards that new evidence suggests doesn't apply the elected School Committee.

Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken his wins, and more notably his losses, at the U.S. Supreme Court quite personally. It is a court he shaped with three nominees during his first term and he has frequently expressed admiration when the court rules his way, only to turn sharply critical when it delivers […]