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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Maine Voices: We’ve tried everything else – it’s time for universal health care
Even Maine people with insurance can't afford to access care, and hospitals are going broke.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Schools expecting more state money, but property taxpayers won’t see much relief
For years, districts pointed to the impact on property taxes; now they say other priorities will absorb higher subsidies.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2019
Commentary: Don’t make it harder to access Maine’s popular charter schools
Arbitrary proposed caps on enrollment and the number of institutions would separate families from innovative learning opportunities.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Legal dispute continues over state public health nursing program
The Attorney General's Office wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed to enforce a law requiring Maine to employ 48 public health nurses, even though the DHHS commissioner says the state supports the program.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Panel reviewing bottle bill backs increase for redemption centers, not for deposits
The fee paid to redemption centers would rise from 4 cents to 5 cents a container by January, under a proposal recommended by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Legislature’s watchdog committee urged to make protecting children a priority
Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee also are told that many of the changes they approved after the deaths of two girls in 2017 and 2018 are in the works.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Lawmaker wants state to require free access to menstrual products for female inmates
The proposal by Rep. Charlotte Warren of Hallowell would make Maine one of the first states to put such a policy into law.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Lawmakers consider bill to make gender discrimination unconstitutional in Maine
Though Maine passed the Equal Rights Act in 1974, it was never ratified by enough states to become U.S. law. Supporters now want to make sure its protections are enshrined in the Maine Constitution.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
LePage-era rule to help seniors avoid property tax foreclosure to stay … for now
State lawmakers shelve bipartisan efforts to revisit the law governing how cities and towns recoup back taxes from the elderly.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Bills would say good night to daylight savings time in Maine
The two bills are proposed by Democratic lawmakers and take different approaches to eliminating the time change.
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