Tom Bell

Portland Press Herald

Latest

Published
June 19, 2013

Prospective astronaut from Maine always on a mission

Jessica Meir, who grew up in Caribou, is the youngest of five in a family of overachievers.
Published
June 18, 2013

Political parties split in response to newspaper series

Democratic leaders contemplate investigative action, while their Republican counterparts say Maine DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho was ‘balancing the needs of our economy.’
Published
June 13, 2013

Maine lawmakers pass two-year budget; fate uncertain

The vote margins are just enough to have the plan go into effect on July 1, but a veto threat remains.
Published
June 12, 2013

House rejects 3 bills limiting abortion

Three abortion-related bills failed by solid margins in the Maine House after emotional debates.
Published
June 12, 2013

Senate votes down bill eliminating concealed carry permit

The Maine Senate on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have removed the requirement for a permit to carry a concealed gun.
Published
June 11, 2013

House rejects bill to end concealed-carry permits by one vote

A bill that seeks to overturn a 96-year-old Maine requirement that people must have a permit to carry a concealed weapon failed to win initial support in the Maine House by one vote.
Published
June 9, 2013

Couple’s nationwide tour of capitols ends in Augusta on 65th anniversary

How would you celebrate your 65th wedding anniversary? A Texas couple traveled to Augusta to watch the Maine Legislature at work. Really.
Published
June 7, 2013

Legislature snuffs referendum on legalizing marijuana

The Maine House on Friday narrowly defeated a bill that would have put a question on the state ballot asking voters whether marijuana should be legalized in Maine.
Published
June 6, 2013

Ambitious energy bill moves forward in Senate

The Maine Senate on Thursday passed an energy bill aimed at lowering Maine’s high electricity and heating costs.
Published
June 5, 2013

Bill adding safeguards to mining law passes House

A bill that adds environmental safeguards to the state’s mining law won initial support in the Maine House on Wednesday.