PORTLAND (WGME) -- There's a new bill in Maine designating Election Day as a state holiday. That means the general election, ...

A proposed bill in Maine could end the state's long-standing practice of same-day voter registration, sparking debate over its potential impact ...

The NIH's new 15 percent limit on indirect funding could cost states billions of dollars in medical research funding.

Alabama’s congressional map is at stake in a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state will keep the new ...

Senate GOP campaign chief Tim Scott previewed his 2026 game plan over the weekend to some of the party’s top donors at a ...

In Madawaska, at the state's northern tip, fortunes are closely tied to its Canadian counterpart, Edmundston, across the St.

The older stands are blue magenta. Everything that’s younger is yellows or oranges or light greens. You can color it any way ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, ...

U.S. senators from both political parties wrote to the acting Social Security commissioner on Thursday, expressing concern it ...

At Maine’s first seagrass summit, researchers gathered to share findings and develop a strategy for large-scale restoration.

Good morning. Today’s newsletter is a bit of a change of pace: We’re featuring images taken by Globe photographers in January that our photo editors deemed the best of the month.

Police in Maine are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot a person inside a mall in South Portland. Irv Gotti, Music Executive Behind Ja Rule and Ashanti and Co-Founder of Murder Inc., Dies at 54 ...