The federal government shutdown will continue as the Senate Oct. 3 failed to adopt a government funding deal. The latest attempt to pass the House-passed continuing resolution failed by a 54-44 vote, while another attempt on a short-term funding...
As a new season of learning unfolds, Maine classrooms are building on the strength of global connections. Through community celebrations, exchanges, and new language resources, students and educators are experiencing how language and culture are...
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is proud to announce that Maine has been recognized in the 2025 Government Experience Awards, presented by the Center for Digital Government (CDG). These national awards honor states, cities, counties, and...
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced today that the Fund to Address PFAS...
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced today that the Fund to Address PFAS...
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island Sept. 30 denied motions from AbbVie and Novartis seeking a preliminary injunction against the state’s law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements. The two companies were...
Sergey Bachkovsky, of Greene, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of the Lacey Act. According to court records and statements during today’s hearing, between June...
A second Senate vote on the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the federal government failed to pass Sept. 30 by a 55-45 vote, leading to a federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John...
October 1, 2025 Governor Janet Mills today issued the following statement after the Federal government experienced a lapse in appropriations at the end of Fiscal Year 2025: "This type of dysfunction is exactly what Maine people can't stand about...
WASHINGTON — With no votes expected to take place this weekend, the next chance for Congress to end the partial government shutdown will come Monday. What You Need To Know With no votes expected to take place this weekend, the next chance for...
A new law requires the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to launch a pilot program for electronic deer tagging. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco, took effect Sept. 24. Bailey said the idea came from a...
NEW YORK — Army veteran Samuel Port couldn't believe what he was reading in his latest weekly newsletter emailed from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It blamed Senate Democrats for the federal shutdown, saying they were blocking a stopgap...
PORTLAND, Maine — Along Maine's 3,500-mile coastline, industries ranging from lobstering to aquaculture form the backbone of what experts call the blue economy, a sector that generates billions of dollars annually and employs a significant portion...
With each side digging in, the shutdown will continue until at least next week. There are no public signs of talks between the leaders of the two parties. The Senate won't take any more votes until Monday and the House has canceled all votes for...
With the 2026 midterms looming, it would behoove both major U.S. political parties to find some cohesive, unifying messaging. Republicans — with perhaps the notable exception of the fiscal hawks — are largely doing that under President Donald...
Maine (WMTW) - An investigation is underway into how hundreds of blank ballots ended up in an Amazon package in Newburgh. The Secretary of State’s Office has been tight-lipped on the investigation and hasn’t answered our questions on how ballots...
WASHINGTON — The federal government remains shut down, with the Senate struggling to find the 60 votes needed to reopen it and no negotiations taking place between the leaders of the two parties. Republicans control the Senate but need at least...
A duck hunter had to be rescued by police after becoming stuck waist-deep in "quicksand"-like mud in Brunswick, Maine, earlier this week. Brunswick police said they received a 911 call shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday from a 31-year-old man who said...
It's a cool, September evening and a crowd had gathered in Newcastle to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Social Security, the landmark federal program that has offered a critical safety net to generations of Americans. But the event, held beneath...
