Sen. Susan Collins cast a pivotal vote in pushing Trump's "big beautiful bill" past a key procedural hurdle step over the weekend but said Monday that changes to Medicaid are "problematic."

After years of debate and litigation, Bar Harbor is seeing significantly fewer cruise ships this summer.

The new advisories apply to game fish caught in Lovejoy Pond in Albion, the Sebasticook River in Burnham and Benton, Collyer Brook in Gray, and Androscoggin Lake in Leeds and Wayne.

The 6-3 ruling issued Friday preserves the Universal Service Fund, which many rural libraries in Maine rely on for subsidized internet service.

Sen. Angus King, an independent, argued that one person should not have ability to commit the U.S. military to war. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, said she supports Trump's ordering of airstrikes against Iran's nuclear facilities and that they were designed to protect the U.S. and its allies.

The Greater Portland Council of Government says its housing dashboard — based on building permits — is more detailed than Census estimates.

In a final burst of activity, state lawmakers closed out the 2025 legislative session this week by passing dozens of additional bills, dealing with everything from guns and reproductive health to affordable housing.

Health care advocates say proposed cuts to Medicaid could endanger Maine hospitals that are already struggling to operate.

A former local union president at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard pleaded guilty to fraud this week in federal court in Portland.

Friday's Supreme Court ruling limited the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, but did not address the merits of President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship.