How Workers’ Compensation Politics Shut Maine Government 20 Years Ago June 28, 2011 By Glenn Adams The hallways of Maine’s State House were jammed with irate, screaming protesters, and scores of state workers pitched a tent...
Maine Company Seeks Workers’ Comp Board Receiver April 16, 2010 By Glenn Adams One of Maine’s largest employers is asking Superior Court to appoint a receiver for the state Workers’ Compensation Board, saying...
Maine’s High Court Rejects Church Officials’ Charitable Immunity Defense July 9, 2009 By Glenn Adams Maine’s highest court has ruled against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland in a sex-abuse case, concluding that a charitable...
Arson Guts Maine Topless Coffee Shop June 5, 2009 By Glenn Adams A deliberately set fire destroyed a topless coffee shop in Vassalboro, Maine early Wednesday, just hours after the owner talked...
Gay Marriage Leaps ahead in Maine, New Hampshire May 8, 2009 By Glenn Adams Jennifer Curran could only sit in the pews of her Roman Catholic church over the years and watch as bride...
Gays Say Maine Marriage Law Can Be ‘Unbearable’ May 4, 2009 By Glenn Adams Diane Sammer and her partner, Pam Dennis, were careful to sign papers giving Sammer power of attorney over Dennis’ affairs....
Groups Challenging New Maine Health Tax, Driver’s License Laws May 8, 2008 By Glenn Adams Maine election officials said this week that they’ve accepted applications from four groups that are challenging a pair of recently...
Maine Governor Signs Bill Tightening Drivers License Rules April 21, 2008 By Glenn Adams Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill to tighten standards for getting a Maine driver’s license, acknowledging that the...
Holdout Maine Agrees to Cooperate on National Real ID License April 3, 2008 By Glenn Adams The governor of the first state to rebuke the federal government over plans to tighten driver’s license rules promised this...
Maine to Start Fining Motorists Caught Not Using Seat Belts April 2, 2008 By Glenn Adams Maine has a seat belt law, but police have just been issuing warnings to violators since it was bolstered last...