Janet Mills

“Maine cannot afford to lose existing affordable homes faster than we can build new housing,” said Genesis’s executive director.

A state program that offers free tuition for qualified students in the Maine Community College System is likely to be modified in coming weeks.

Plus Power's Cross Town Energy Storage offers "utility-scale" battery storage that absorbs excess energy when customer demand is lower and stores it for use during times of peak demand.

Funds are available for properties that retain their use for fishing, aquaculture and closely related commercial marine activities.

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.

The Maine Senate has secured independent repair shops’ access to diagnostic data by sustaining the governor’s veto of amendments to the law.

The goal is to expand the HVAC workforce and up-skill incumbent workers. The programs are expected to serve up to 1,200 participants and support 60 local businesses. 

The newly proposed legislation includes a provision that would allow manufacturers to control how data would be accessible to independent repair shops.

Scarborough says the law is “a recipe for disaster” that overrides local zoning, prohibits town growth caps and will add financial and administrative burdens to municipalities.

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.