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  November 7, 2018
  

  Backers of failed Question 1 now turn toward paid sick leave

  While not abandoning the push for subsidized home care, the Maine People's Alliance has launched a new effort to mandate sick leave for all Maine workers.

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  November 6, 2018
  

  Question 1 proposal for tax-funded home care headed for defeat

  More than 60 percent of counted votes were against the home care referendum, with 72 percent of precincts reporting.

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  October 21, 2018
  

  Political clash simmers over referendum on home care

  Question 1's backers say it solves a growing need among the elderly and disabled in Maine, while opponents point to a burdensome tax and patient-privacy minefield.

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  August 17, 2018
  

  Will Maine referendum on home care penalize married couples?

  Analysts disagree on whether the ballot measure to fund home care would create a 'marriage penalty' for couples filing joint income tax returns.

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  August 15, 2018
  

  Conservative group’s study suggests cash from outside has too much influence on state referendums

  The Maine Heritage Policy Center finds that 71 percent of money spent for or against passage was contributed by out-of-staters.

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  June 25, 2018
  

  Here’s how Maine’s ballot question on universal home care will read

  A group opposing Question 1 argues that the initiative, which would raise taxes on wealthy Mainers to pay for home care for the elderly and disabled, violates the Maine Constitution.