Government & Politics

Wild blueberry production declined substantially in 2025, due to a wet spring followed by drought. The potato and apple industries face similar pressures.

Hosted by SCORE Maine and credit card company VISA, the program, organized by SCORE, aimed to help the attendees strengthen their businesses and increase customer loyalty.

The Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act would address a cumbersome rule in federal law that creates delays in connecting veterans with benefits.

Heather Moretti said her top priority as waterfront coordinator will be “to help usher in a new phase for a thriving, dynamic waterfront in Portland, preserving our heritage industries while also welcoming innovation in the blue economy.”

Frances Perkins, who served as the country's first female secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, will be inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame next month alongside Dr. Alane O'Connor of MaineHealth Maine Medical Center.

Some businesses plan to stay closed this Friday during a national day of "no school, no work and no shopping,” while others are taking a different tack.

Maine's Democratic governor and U.S. Senate candidate aims to use funds from the state's Rainy Day Fund to build 825 dwellings, including 530 new homes and apartments for middle-class families.

Portland city officials warned that the human impact of the federal immigration raids will be accompanied by costs to businesses and damage to the city’s economic life.

The legislation would have altered independent auto repair shops’ ability to access computer diagnostics — information regarded as essential for repairing today’s tech-heavy vehicles.

Maine's commission of economic and community development says his "aggressively optimistic" about Maine's economy in 2026.