PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group that supports tens of thousands of family woodland owners in Maine is holding its annual forum this week.

The Maine Woodland Owners' Forestry Forum takes place...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine officials paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday as they said the country grapples with racial inequity and injustice, made worse by the deadly...

Calling President Donald Trump “intemperate and impulsive,” independent Sen. Angus King on Tuesday joined the state's two Democratic House members in supporting the impeachment of the...

Two members of Maine's congressional delegation support the use of the 25th Amendment to try to remove President Donald Trump from office after his supporters breached the U.S. Capitol.

WASHINGTON (AP) — All four members of Maine's congressional delegation were safe after demonstrators stormed the Capitol building to delay Congress from certifying the results of November’s...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's U.S. senators are behind a proposed law change that seeks to level the playing field for small food processors.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Both houses of Congress have passed a proposal backed by Maine's delegation designed to help young people enter the world of commercial fishing.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Groups that work to curb Maine's drug overdose epidemic are slated to receive more than $900,000 from the federal government.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A proposal backed by the four members of Maine's congressional delegation to expand access to dementia care for veterans is slated to be signed into law.

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Maine's U.S. senators are submitting a proposal to add the York River to the National Park Service's Wild and Scenic River System.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's two U.S. senators said the state has received nearly $650,000 in federal funding to help mothers and children.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A proposal from Maine's U.S. senators to keep more plastic out of the ocean has passed the U.S. Senate.

Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's U.S. senators have joined a bipartisan push for tax relief for craft brewers and distillers.

Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an independent,...

WALPOLE, Maine (AP) — A Maine shellfish grower is receiving more than $600,000 from the federal government to increase its production of oysters.

FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — The federal government is making an investment in the tourism and recreation industries in western Maine, an area popular with hikers, campers and outdoor...

ORONO, Maine (AP) — A maker of a wild blueberry beverage, the University of Maine's ecology school and the state's maple producers' organization are among the recipients of federal specialty crop...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is considering Sen. Angus King of Maine to serve as his director of national intelligence.

King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats,...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has accepted a proposal from two Maine lawmakers to make admission to national parks free for Gold Star families.

EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) — A Maine lab is set to receive about $900,000 in federal funding to research a new method of detecting potentially harmful toxins in mussels.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A week in September will be designated as National Estuaries Week to recognize the importance of ecosystems where the rivers meet the sea.

HOULTON, Maine (AP) — U.S. Senators from Maine and New Hampshire want the federal government to reevaluate the restrictions on travel between the U.S. and Canada during the coronavirus...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three nonprofit groups that provide services for victims of domestic violence are among the recipients of more than $2.3 million in federal aid in Maine.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's U.S. senators both decried a move by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to no longer brief committees on election security issues.

ORONO, Maine (AP) — The National Science Foundation is providing University of Maine with almost $3 million for graduate research about the Arctic.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The members of Maine's congressional delegation are backing a push they said would improve access to affordable residential care at Veterans Homes.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Senate has approved a request to designate July as “National Blueberry Month” at the urging of senators from one of the country's most important blueberry growing...

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — The federal government is providing $4 million to help four medical organizations in Maine fight the state's opioid crisis.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Maine university more than $650,000 to support a water conservation effort in Casco Bay.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine's two U.S. senators said a state apprenticeship program has received nearly a half million dollars in federal funding to expand.

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a proposal from two Maine lawmakers to give families of fallen military service members free access to national...

Congressional members and congressional hopefuls in northern New England are responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's U.S. senators are joining a push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in America and takes place on June 19....

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The federal government has awarded the state of Maine nearly $1.5 million to support mental health and substance abuse treatment plans.

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine's independent senator has joined a group of colleagues in calling for the Federal Communications Commission to make it easier for tribal communities to get access to...

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine's independent senator urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support his state's blueberry and potato industries on Monday amid difficulty in the...

YORK, Maine (AP) — The federal government is giving a southern Maine planning organization a funding boost to help prevent damage from natural disasters.

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine are supporting a bipartisan agreement that would provide an additional nearly $500 billion in funding to support America’s small businesses and...

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — A Maine preservation group is awarding grants to help revitalize historic buildings around the state.

The Northern Border Regional Commission has made $230,000...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Families of people who died during military service would receive free access to national parks if Congress approves a proposal from two Maine lawmakers.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of the Maine congressional delegation are opposed to a plan from President Donald Trump to divert millions of dollars in heating assistance to the country's response...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The federal government has awarded about $2.8 million to a Maine science lab for projects that will focus on genetics.