WATERVILLE, Maine, March 14 -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * Dr. Nirav Shah to Join Colby College Faculty The former principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will teach several courses and help advance the College's public health initiative By Bob Keyes Dr. Nirav D. Shah, the epidemiologist who rose to national prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic as director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, will join Colby in   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on Senate's Failure to Enact Supplemental Budget as Emergency Measure Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement after the Maine Senate failed to pass her supplemental budget proposal as an emergency measure: "The refusal of Senate Republicans to support the bipartisan agreement on the supplemental budget is harmful for Maine health care providers and their patients. Pro  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 13 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Public comment period now open on wording of ballot question AUGUSTA -- Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is now accepting public comment on the wording of a citizen initiative question that will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025 General Election ballot, unless enacted by the Legislature as written. The department's Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions certified An Act to  more