Thousands of state employees and programs relied on by tens of thousands of Mainers are at risk if the federal government ...

State health officials say nearly 170,000 people in Maine, which is nearly 12.5% of the state's population, receive SNAP ...

The layoffs would be done according to seniority, so federally funded employees could bump less senior workers whose jobs are ...

Maine's commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services told lawmakers SNAP benefits could be delayed for roughly ...

Maine health officials announced the USDA informed all states they will not receive November's SNAP funds due to the federal ...

A U.S. government shutdown that started at midnight could spell trouble for Maine businesses and the state’s broader economy that goes beyond federal workforce and funding stoppages. While there are ...

Shah led the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention from 2019 to 2023, appointed by Gov. Janet Mills, after he had led the Illinois Department of Health.

A group digging into government spending obtained pension data from every state where it’s legal, and they’ve found that ...

Most federal employees received a partial paycheck last week for days worked before the shutdown began. But with no apparent ...

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Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins ...

Mills was reportedly recruited by Democratic Senate leaders after her high-profile confrontation with President Donald Trump ...