The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Bath Iron Works have filed a lawsuit against the Mills administration challenging how the state is implementing a new paid family and medical leave program. The lawsuit focuses on the fact that a 1% payroll tax — which is split evenly between employer and employee — took effect this month while companies will not get the opportunity to opt out

Christie Denzel was feeling hopeless and afraid when she called a 24-hour emergency hotline for victims of domestic violence. "I cried for an hour with a complete stranger who could do nothing to help me but listen,