Politics & Government

Two projects -- from the west and from the east -- that could increase the number of oil tankers in the Bay of Fundy are raising concerns among environmentalists and fishermen about the risks posed to the bay's ecosystem and its fisheries.

Passage of a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the publication of a section of the Maine Constitution that outlines the state's treaty obligations with Native tribes has been recommended by a legislative committee. The Judiciary Committee, though...

A legislative committee listened to startling national statistics about violence against Native women and heard in graphic detail about brutal assaults in Maine, as it considered a bill to extend jurisdiction over such crimes to tribal courts.

Governor Paul LePage visited Machias the evening of April 29 to hold a 'town meeting' to discuss his budget plan. While short on details, the summary presented in a 21-page handout had rosy examples of how his 'tax reform and relief plan' would pan out for different taxpayer scenarios.

One of the points of contention in the New Brunswick Liberal government's budget announced on March 31 is the closure of courthouses in St. Stephen, Sussex and Grand Manan. The Saint John Law Courts opened in 2013, and cases from these courts will be heard there beginning in October.

The testimony of a number of Washington County residents and organizational leaders in Augusta on March 19 resulted in LD 295, An Act to Promote Tidal Energy Projects, to be killed by the legislature's Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.