With municipal budgets, particularly in coastal areas of Washington County, facing increasing strain, some residents and local officials are looking at how to add new revenue. Among the targets that often come up, along with the state's school subsidies, are conservation organizations ...

While two of the bills that were signed into law this month will help taxpayers in Washington County, the amount of funding they will provide is quite limited. One of the measures will give more state subsidy for school districts in the county and another ...

The Wabanaki nations in Maine achieved some progress during this legislative session but again were denied measures to broadly expand tribal rights. Governor Janet Mills has opposed tribal sovereignty bills that would overhaul the 1980 settlement act during her tenure ...