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PublishedApril 5, 2017
Dozens turn out to testify on two Maine ‘death-with-dignity’ bills
The bills would allow patients with less than six months to live to ask their doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs that patients would administer themselves.
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PublishedApril 4, 2017
Lawmakers split on how to regulate retail marijuana sales in Maine
The divided committee vote reflects differences in opinion about which state agency – or agencies – should license marijuana businesses.
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PublishedApril 4, 2017
Ethics commission identifies lawmakers who may have missed income disclosure deadline
The commission's director says no further investigation is planned, and lawmakers now are more aware of the requirement.
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PublishedApril 4, 2017
House sustains LePage veto of veterans ID bill
The legislation would have provided $15,000 to help pay for passport cards for low-income veterans who now can't access a New Hampshire VA health clinic.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Lying-to-Legislature bill narrowed to apply to lobbyists only
A legislative committee excludes the public – and lawmakers themselves – from the measure, which now goes to the Maine House and Senate for debate.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Gray residents’ effort to secede from town falters in Legislature
A committee votes against two bills seeking authorization for referendums on whether to allow the Little Sebago Lake and Mount Hunger areas to become parts of neighboring towns.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Bill would let Maine bars keep serving until 2 a.m.
Communities with police departments could decide to push back closing time from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. if the bill becomes law.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Services for adults with acute intellectual disabilities feeling painful funding pinch
A bill to raise reimbursement rates for adult group homes after years of cutbacks swelled waiting lists is set for a public hearing Monday.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Scarborough lawmaker proposes penalty for lying to Legislature
The bill, opposed on free speech grounds, would impose a fine and jail time for the misdemeanor offense.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2017
Bill would reduce size of Maine Arts Commission
The maximum number of members would drop from 21 to 15 under the proposal before a legislative committee.
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