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AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation said May 17 that it has applied for $456 million in grant funding from the federal government to help construct the East Coast's first floating offshore wind port on a portion of state-owned Sears...

But Rep. Mo Terry, D-Gorham, also defended the timing of the votes by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, which took place well after midnight Saturday morning.

Republican House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham called for the removal of the Democratic House chair, Melanie Sachs, for creating a 'toxic and hostile' environment by dismissing Republican concerns.

Democrats used their majority to advance a state budget proposal – one that unravels a bipartisan effort to stabilize highway projects by moving away from fuel taxes and tapping a revenue stream from electric vehicles.

The Woolwich selectboard on April 3 again took up the deteriorating condition of State Route 127. The two-lane highway, also known as Middle Road, runs roughly north/south from Route One by Cumberland Farms to the Dresden line. The road temporarily...

ROCKLAND - In a milestone for the expansion of reliable and accessible public EV charging in Maine, some of the nation's first public EV-charging stations funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are now open along U.S. Route 1 in Rockland,...

Governor Janet Mills today announced $5.4 million in grant awards to 37 communities through the Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund to support projects that protect infrastructure and improve resiliency against intense storms, inland and coastal...

SEARSPORT — The announcement made Feb. 20 by the State of Maine that is has chosen Sears Island and not Mack Point in Searsport as its preferred site for a port facility to support the floating offshore wind industry drew both praise and...

Transportation officials say the plan provides significant investment in Maine's roads and bridges while also moving forward on initiatives to combat climate change.

State officials say the plan provides significant investment in Maine's roads and bridges while also moving forward on initiatives to combat climate change.