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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Lawmakers weigh state borrowing to help college grads pay off loans
One proposal would use $250 million in bonds to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans for college graduates who agree to live and work in the state for at least five years.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Maine Senate supports studying CMP power line’s impact on climate
Supporters say the study is needed to accurately gauge how the 145-mile transmission line through western Maine would affect overall greenhouse gas emissions.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Bill Nemitz: Don’t want your kid vaccinated? Just play the ‘God card’
The debate over the 'religious exemption' to Maine's mandatory vaccination law is starting to sound like an old 'Seinfield' episode.
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PublishedMay 8, 2019
Maine House passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ minors
While opponents said the bill infringes on free speech and parental rights, supporters want Maine to join other states outlawing therapies aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Maine House passes bill requiring MaineCare to pay for abortions
If approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Janet Mills, the bill will add Maine to the 15 states that allow state tax funds to be spent on abortion services.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Maine Voices: How to really establish free speech on campus
College administrators could end anti-free speech disruptions, but since they won't, we need to teach students to stand up against bullies.
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Advocates push $80 million in public funding for low-income apartments
A measure in the State House would give developers tax incentives that could double the number of affordable housing units currently being constructed, backers say.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Our View: Maine Senate vaccination vote fails to protect public health
There is no religious right to spread disease, but the state has a duty to defend against them.
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PublishedMay 4, 2019
Religious exemption to vaccination creates a potential loophole
A day after the Maine Senate's passage of a bill preserving the exemption, faith leaders and others say no major religious organizations oppose vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases.
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PublishedMay 4, 2019
Maine Voices: Out of grade-school activism, lessons in changing the world
Young people bring a lot to the table, but that doesn't excuse adult inaction, says the group of friends who – as kids – initiated Freeport's 1990 polystyrene ban.
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