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PublishedJanuary 5, 2020
Health care, corrections, broadband at top of state legislative agenda
The Legislature will return with a long list of work before including another attempt to pass a package of borrowing bills aimed at building infrastructure and boosting the economy.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
New Maine law requires private insurers to cover cost of hearing aids
The law taking effect New Year's Day, requiring private health insurance companies and the state's Medicaid program to cover hearing aids, could benefit the estimated 173,000 Mainers who have hearing impairment.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan
Maine's minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2019
Commentary: Gov. Mills leading the way as clean-energy transition comes to Maine
The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
Chemists, growers voice concerns over Maine marijuana lab testing requirements
The Office of Marijuana Policy took public testimony on its proposal to roll out required lab testing of marijuana and marijuana products in two phases as the state gears up for retail sales in March.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
Rep. Moonen: Inclusivity has been a key value in Maine policymaking in 2019
Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
Maine Compass: Intellectually disabled Mainers and their families counting on state for help
A mother wants to know when her daughter can build her adult life, with the assistance she needs to succeed.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2019
Commentary: Proposed Maine local option tax would be a losing proposition
Border-county businesses would forfeit sales, and taxpayers in most of the state's municipalities would see little benefit.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Panel considers gas tax, state money to boost Maine’s highway funding
A commission scheduled to finish work at the end of 2019 will ask for more time to draft a long-term solution to Maine's road funding shortfall.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Maine Compass: Give ‘we, the people’ control of our state’s vital infrastructure
Electricity, water, banks and the internet should be in the hands of the public, not corporate interests.
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