Government & Politics

“People are very concerned about the rapid proliferation of data centers driven by AI and cloud computing. I share that concern," said Mayor David Morse.

The 15-member advisory group is required to submit policy recommendations and strategies to the governor and Legislature by Jan. 29, 2027.

The Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act would direct the VA to develop, maintain and provide Congress with a strategic plan that aligns staffing levels with current and projected demand for VA services.

With Mills out of the race, Democrat Graham Platner moves into the clear frontrunner spot to face the incumbent, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in the Nov. 3 general election.

The measure, sponsored by state Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, would have prohibited state and municipal permitting of data centers 20 megawatts and larger until Nov. 1, 2027.

A bill cosponsored boy Maine's independent senator seeks to ensure that the IRS enforces the tax code more fairly and serves taxpayers better.

The forum, scheduled for Friday. May 8, will focus on issues affecting Maine’s business climate, workforce development and economic competitiveness.

Maine’s modular construction industry, considered essential to helping meet the state’s critical housing needs, hit a regulatory roadblock this month in the Legislature, with the failure of LD 2229.

The new measure, signed by the governor this week, bars medical debt collectors form placing a lien on a person's home or garnishing their wages.

Five years after the closure of a post office in May 2021, the 1,700-population town of West Paris has a new post office that opened over the weekend.