In an off-kilter move for someone who is reportedly gearing up to challenge Sen. Susan Collins for her seat, Governor Janet Mills on Monday offered universal praise for Collins' actions in office.

Twenty years ago, I met Bill Diamond, who died recently, when he took the seat next to mine in the Maine Senate. I was in my second term. He had served in the Senate for four years back in the 1980s.

We are living in the most progressive era of reform in Maine’s history. Since 2016, we have made more improvements in the ...

The Trump administration has begun dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency's office dealing with reducing ...

Stephen Prager is a staff writer for Common Dreams, a progressive reader-supported independent news outlet created in 1997.

Maine officials say rising costs and the uncertainty of federal policies will lead to higher health insurance premiums ...

To state the obvious, one of the biggest problems in politics today is the influence of wealthy donors. Republicans are ...

When mobile home park residents in several communities across Maine received rent hike notices this summer, some landlords pointed to a new state law as the reason. But some residents — and the bill’s ...

In the heart of Central Maine, where access to high-quality childcare remains a pressing issue, one woman’s journey from ...

Eloge Willy Kaneza is the editor of Amjambo Africa News where he covers news for and about the Immigrant African community.

This week on the podcast, we are revisiting Ben’s conversation with grassroots organizing expert Marshall Ganz for a special encore episode. The two discussed how to strengthen organizing skills, ...

Maine residents will have an opportunity Friday to weigh in on proposed health insurance rate hikes of up to 32.7% that could affect more than 115,000 people in the state’s merged individual and small ...