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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Our View: Hey, Legislature, leave those cats alone
A proposal to include domestic felines in Maine’s animal trespass law is ruffling feathers – and rightly so.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Bill requiring drivers to remove snow and ice gains key support
Maine State Police, who opposed previous attempts, say the inclusion of a 48-hour grace period following a storm makes this legislation more reasonable to enforce.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Higher fines for violating hands-free driving law attract fans, key detractors
Though a state police lieutenant says more needs to be known about the existing law's effectiveness, supporters of increasing the fine to $500 say the current $50 penalty for handling a cellphone while driving fails as a deterrent.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
School librarians fight legislation to ban books considered obscene
A bill to make public schools subject to Maine's anti-obscenity law has inspired librarians to organize to protect access to books and other materials.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Talbot Ross among Black leaders honored at White House ceremony
Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, was one of five Black house speakers honored at the event.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Commentary: Put parents back where they belong – the center of their children’s education
Some are trying to shift the space occupied by Maine mothers and fathers, but a great deal of work is being done to reverse this trend.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Our View: If only a constitutional housing provision could provide homes
A spiritual gesture is no match for Maine’s material crisis. Plus: Why UMaine must proceed cautiously with remote learning.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Increased pay has bolstered ranks of attorneys representing indigent clients
But the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services says that the pay increase needs to be extended beyond this summer and that more needs to be done to stabilize the program and meet the state’s constitutional obligations.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Our View: Maine’s record-low governor pay is a shortsighted antiquity
Let’s be thrifty in ways that make sense. And appropriately remunerate work that matters.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2023
Top job, low pay: No governor makes less than Maine’s
There's a new bipartisan push to raise the $70,000 salary for the state's chief executive. But plenty of previous attempts have failed.
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