AUGUSTA — What started out as a good idea and was intended to protect public school students from harm has had some unintended consequences, state Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, said Tuesday. Saviello is proposing an emergency legislative resolve that would clarify recent changes made to state law that govern when and how a public school […]

AUGUSTA — A state senator said Tuesday he wants limits and restrictions on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by police and other law-enforcement agencies in Maine. Sen. John Patrick, D-Rumford, has authored a bill that would limit the use of drone-like surveillance devices and require police to seek a warrant from the courts before deploying […]

AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage met with leaders of the recently elected Democratic majority in the Legislature for an hour Monday. It was the first meeting between the state’s chief executive and the lawmakers since Democrats recaptured majorities in the House and Senate in November elections. Also at the meeting were Republican minority leaders […]

It’s where the natural gas is. With Maine increasingly reliant on natural gas for lower electricity rates, and with a growing number of homes hooking up to the heating alternative, how and whether to get more natural gas from there to here is a sizable challenge — but a growing number of people are contemplating […]