Now that the 10-day window for the governor to sign bills has passed, she has the option to veto each bill or let it become ...

‘Big, beautiful bill’ should not include sale of public lands | Opinion Federal lands in Maine are some of the finest in the world. They must be protected.

If it goes into law, it will give mobile home park residents the right of first refusal, allowing them to more easily buy the land to prevent corporate sale.

After months of discussing the issue, a majority of commissioners voted to slightly change the county’s policy to require the sheriff make two yearly reports regarding forfeited guns.

“I know that Rhode Islanders deserve a strong bill that not only bans the sale, but also the possession of assault weapons. It is this combination that equals public safety,” Hogg said in a statement.

A compromise version of the bill would ban only the sale of a more limited list of firearms, but members of the Senate are still divided.

AUGUSTA, Maine (BDN) -- Top Democratic lawmakers declined Wednesday to hold an 11th-hour meeting to advance a Republican bill endorsed by Gov. Janet Mills that is meant to compete with the “red ...

Gov. Janet Mills endorsed a Republican lawmaker’s proposal that is also backed by gun-rights groups and competes with a “red flag” referendum facing Maine voters in November. Mills, a ...

A newly signed federal law is set to remove a longstanding tax on certain firearms, and it’s prompting both anticipation from gun retailers and a constitutional challenge from national gun ...

Maine's legislature rejected a bill, LD 1134, on Thursday that would have kept biologically male trans athletes out of girls' sports and complied with Trump.

Supporters argue that the law curbs resale price gouging, while critics contend that it limits consumer choice and encourages ...