Politics & Government

Although restoration of much of the funding for the Maine Indian-Tribal State Commission (MITSC) by Governor John Baldacci is welcomed by Passamaquoddy tribal officials, they are seeking a stronger statement from Maine officials of their commitment to work on issues involving the state and the...

Maine residents who voted in the June 10 primary election decided a number of contested elections between candidates of the same party, as well as a bond issue, and local school budget validation questions.

Maine voters in the Tuesday, June 10, primary election will decide a number of contested elections between candidates of the same party, vote on one bond issue and, in many municipalities, local school budget validation questions.

Both tribal and state members of a work group that had recommended legislation to make changes in the Maine Implementing Act, the companion legislation to the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, are disappointed with the outcome.

Legislation that would amend the school consolidation law to allow for the formation of "super unions" had seesawed back and forth between victory and defeat in the Maine House of Representatives and Senate, before finally being approved by the legislature and then vetoed by Governor John...

Former Indian Township Passamaquoddy Governor Robert Newell was indicted on March 20 by a federal grand jury in a 30-count indictment that charges a conspiracy resulting in the misapplication of approximately $1.