In perhaps the greatest test of her tenure—the massacre in Lewiston that left 31 shot, including 18 dead—Governor Janet Mills ...

State officials in Maine are preparing the next generation for climate change-related activism and careers. A new state-run ...

Gov. Janet Mills has again vetoed a bill that would have improved working conditions and wages for farmworkers, though this ...

This week on the Beacon Podcast, Esther, Ben, and Cate discuss the end of the legislative session. They reflect on some of ...

Gov. Janet Mills has signed legislation to increase temporary assistance payments to families experiencing deep poverty.

142 Free Street in Portland is owned by the Portland Museum of Art, which sits directly next to it. Photo by Beacon staff For ...

Last November, I found myself crouched on the tile floor of my bathroom. Its coolness grounded me, helped remind me I’m still breathing. On the counter above sat a pregnancy test with two pink lines — ...

This week on the Beacon Podcast, Cate interviews Hillary Knight with the Capital Region Public Defenders Office in Augusta, who clarifies what the right to counsel means for Mainers, some of the ...

Conservationists in Maine said reinstated protections of the Endangered Species Act could help wildlife already struggling to adapt to climate change. Economic impacts will no longer be considered ...