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Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) held a news conference in Augusta on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. She announced a new partnership with IDEXX Laboratories, a Maine-based diagnostics…

Maine’s legislature debated a data privacy bill which prohibits internet service providers from selling, sharing, or granting third parties access to their customers' data unless explicitly…

Maine Senate candidates, incumbent Senator Angus King (I) and challengers, Eric Brakey (R) and Zak Ringelstein (D), took part in a debate.

Candidates in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, incumbent Representative Bruce Poliquin (R) and challengers Jared Golden (D), Tiffany Bond, (I) and Will Hoar (I), took part in a…

Maine gubernatorial candidates, Shawn Moody (R), Janet Mills (D), Terry Hayes (I), Alan Caron (I), participated in a debate.

Maine gubernatorial candidates, Janet Mills (D), Shawn Moody (R), Alan Caron (I), and Terry Hayes (I), participated in a debate.

Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) talked about the top policy issues facing his state. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “50 Capitals Tour” series. Between September 2017 and November 2018,…

Bangor Daily News political reporter Michael Shepherd spoke by phone the political fallout from Senator Susan Collins'(R-ME) announcement that she would vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to…

Kathleen Neumann shares the story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s life inside the Wadsworth-Longfellow House and the influence Portland had on the poet. Built in 1785 by his grandfather, the…

Colin Woodard, author of The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier, explained the beginnings of the Maine lobster industry and how it preserves itself. Maine’s lobster…

Paul Drinan visited Fort Gorges and explained what a local group was doing to restore it. Fort Gorges was a Civil War era fort that has since been abandoned. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made…

Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) delivered his final State of the State address to lawmakers at the state house in Augusta. Among the issues he discussed was a voter-approved measure to…

Jamie Kingman Rice highlighted some of the items in the Maine Historical Society’s archives, including a lock of George Washington’s hair and a letter book belonging to Benedict Arnold. C-SPAN’s Local…

Alessa Wylie gave a tour of the Portland Observatory and shows off its views of Portland, Maine. The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower built in 1807. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

Tate House Museum docent Bill Gousse talked about owner Captain George Tate’s role as Portland’s mast agent and gave a tour of the home. The Tate House is one of the oldest surviving colonial-era homes in…

Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) talked about Portland, Maine, the state’s organic farming industry, and why she entered politics. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

Robert Witkowski, creative director of Visit Portland, gave a tour of Portland, Maine, and highlighted some of its historic locations. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

Jamie Rice highlighted some of the oldest items in the Maine Historical Society archives' special collections. Located in downtown Portland, the Maine Historical Society archives is a statewide historical…

Jeanne Gross talked about the history of Maine’s oldest light house. Portland Head Light was completed in 1791 and guided ships safely into Portland Harbor. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made…

Kate McBrian talked about some of the trades highlighted the “Creative Maine” exhibit, which highlights the role craftsmen and skilled laborers played in building the state. The Maine Historical Society is…