A new state law would require outdoor lighting across Maine to be dimmed at night in an effort to protect the state's wildlife and dark skies. Maine Audubon's Francesca Gundrum said the measure helps protect Maine's dark night skies from increasing develo... See more
A commission to protect Maine hospitals this week issued a report with more than a dozen recommendations. They include codifying into state law that hospitals must give 120 days notice before closing a maternity unit. Currently giving such notice is volun... See more
Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday that she'll allow a bill that authorizes Tribal Nations to operate online gambling to become law. “This fall, I met with the five elected Chiefs of the Wabanaki Nations, who each spoke passionately about the importa... See more
Maine U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner drew yet another packed crowd to a town hall Tuesday night in South Portland, but this one had a different focus than usual: It called for taxing the rich to fund health care. Attendee Spencer Lukens of Cumberland ... See more
Health providers in Maine are urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision Monday to drop recommendations for several childhood vaccines. The acting director of the U.S. CDC now says that vaccinations for meningitis, rotavirus, RSV, flu, and he... See more
