Politics & Government

The question of whether the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor will be reopened or whether it will be replaced by a new pre-release center in the Machias area was the focus of discussion during a well-attended public hearing by the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public...

The partial shutdown of the United States government could give Campobello Island more time to prepare for Bill C-21, Mayor Stephen Smart suggests.

Bills submitted by Washington County legislators would reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor, restore the state's revenue sharing to municipalities to 5%, help fight the state's opioid crisis and assist wild blueberry growers, along with addressing many other measures.

A University of Maine at Machias economics professor is appealing a decision by a federal judge to dismiss his lawsuit against the university and its faculty union for infringing on his First Amendment rights.

It looks as though about $250,000 from Washington County's undesignated fund balance could be used to reduce the amount of the proposed hike in the fiscal year 2018-2019 budget, meaning a possible increase of about 2% rather than the 6.67% previously anticipated...

Maine voters elected their first female governor and Democrats strengthened their majority in the state's House of Representatives, just as they took control of the U.S. House in a midterm election that generated high voter turnout.