This legislative session, between debating about how to create more affordable housing and reform our child welfare system, Maine lawmakers will decide whether to name the Seppala Siberian sled dog, ...

Even though Maine already has 31 official state symbols — including a soil type, soft drink, fossil and insect — there seems to be a tendency to focus on what we don't have. Take for example two ...

The State and Local Government Committee held public hearings today on bills that would make some Maine critters more known.

Surely that workhorse of The County is a shoo-in for state root vegetable. And how has the Maine Italian not yet been named our state sandwich? Perhaps there’s concern about competition from the ...