Maine's minimum wage and tipped wage both increased Wednesday; two cities boosted their minimum wages as well. Portland is beginning the new year with a 50-cent increase to its minimum wage.

ORONO, Maine (WABI) - A bill to address funding of the University of Maine System received support from the Education ...

CNBC's Diana Olick joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the spring housing market. Ex-corporate worker recounts job 6 ...

Missouri lawmakers approved a $52 billion budget Friday, setting the stage for one final week of action before the House and ...

If New Hampshire teachers graded the state government on its ability to fund education, they’d give it an “incomplete” at best, the nation’s biggest teachers union said. The state ranks toward the ...

WASHINGTON — The billionaire heir and the former bartender.

Paul LePage, the former Maine governor who opposed Medicaid expansion and a higher minimum wage, is running for Congress in ...

This story was originally published by the Maine Monitor. Tractors stand at the ready along rolling wild blueberry barrens ...

Nearly 1 in 5 workers nationwide are bound by a noncompete agreement, but states are changing their laws to add more restrictions or outright banning noncompete agreements. The Economic Innovation ...

Senate Bill 5393 leads to the decision to shut down Rainier School in the new budget, impacting local education and resources ...

The nation’s first female Cabinet-level secretary, Frances Perkins helped create multiple New Deal–era social programs. She ...

Ms. Herman’s ascent in Washington began as head of the Labor Department women’s bureau in the Carter administration in the 1970s.