States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits

Bar Harbor finds an ally off MDI in its push for a local option tax

No local option tax initiatives have passed the Maine State Legislature, though different legislators have tried for decades.

Bangor looking to upset Oxford Hills in football playoffs for 2nd-straight season

The high school football playoffs are in full swing with all six classes involved.

Democrat upsets a lightning-rod western Maine sheriff by 68 votes

A recount is likely in the race that looks set to usher in Democrat Timothy Holland, a school resource officer and 45-year police veteran, as sheriff.

Maine’s professional soccer teams opening Bangor pop-up store

Portland Hearts of Pine and Maine Wildness have been wildly popular, with tickets for both teams selling out in minutes.

Trump administration sues Penn State over in-state tuition for students in the US illegally

The Department of Justice filed a complaint Thursday against Penn State challenging its policy of offering in-state tuition rates to some immigrants in the country illegally, part of a sweeping crackdown by President Donald Trump’s administration. Two dozen states once offered the tuition breaks, which often had bipartisan support. But as the Trump administration began […]