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PublishedMay 31, 2019
Our View: Maine needs fewer incarcerated women, not more prison beds
The conditions at Maine Correctional Center are appalling, but there is a better answer than moving female inmates.
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PublishedMay 30, 2019
House rejects move for Maine to bypass Electoral College
The House defeats a bill to have Maine join a compact of states that would award their Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular presidential vote nationwide.
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PublishedMay 30, 2019
Maine Senate advances bill to allow assisted suicide for terminally ill patients
Thursday's 19-16 vote to approve the measure followed a similarly close vote in the House this week.
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PublishedMay 30, 2019
House approves bill to ban single-use plastic shopping bags statewide
Lawmakers vote 91-52 to support the bill, which has been endorsed by the state's largest retailers and environmental advocacy organizations.
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PublishedMay 30, 2019
Maine Voices: Working together to fight climate change, Mainers can make a difference
It's time to mobilize for the common good, like our forebears did on the homefront during WWII and the Patriots do today.
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PublishedMay 29, 2019
Mills, tribes take step toward ending years-long dispute over sustenance fishing
A bill would create a 'sustenance fishing' designation aimed at reducing pollution levels on waterways that are important to Maine's 4 tribes.
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PublishedMay 29, 2019
Bill signing makes Maine 17th state to ban ‘conversion therapy’ for minors
The new law will prohibit counselors, therapists and other licensed professionals in Maine from attempting to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors.
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PublishedMay 29, 2019
Maine Voices: Proposal to revive offshore wind project does not pass the smell test
Maine Aqua Ventus should remain on hold until key PUC questions have been answered.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Divided panel backs gun background checks for private sales
While the 7-5 vote indicates the bill has an uncertain fate in the full Legislature, there is growing optimism about a compromise ‘red flag’ bill crafted by a bipartisan group.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Workers’ comp reform bill moves out of committee to full floor
A legislative committee voted along party lines to endorse a bill that would increase available benefits to injured workers and raise costs.
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