The measure, which would give the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation jurisdiction over some misdemeanor cases, was approved by the Legislature, but Gov. Janet Mills has yet to sign it.
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Judge to reassess $80 million award in Monsanto cancer case
The judge says Tuesday that he will reduce but not entirely eliminate punitive damages to a cancer victim who used Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer.
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Woolwich residents wait to hear whether recreational pot sales will be allowed
The owners of a medical marijuana business say they are waiting impatiently to learn whether they can expand into the adult-use market.
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Museum greets visitors with an old-time postcard on a barn
The ‘Greetings from Maine’ style billboard announces the Maine Classic Car Museum in Arundel.
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New Maine law makes it easier for patients to get drugs their doctors prescribe
It allows medical professionals more flexibility in avoiding ‘step therapy,’ which requires patients to try less expensive drugs first.
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Biddeford residents again express outrage over paid parking downtown
They say the plan runs counter to a citywide vote 5 years ago against putting parking meters in the city’s center.
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New lobstering rules may be implemented by 2021
The state met with lobstermen Thursday in Freeport about proposed trap line limits aimed at protecting right whales.
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Iranian leader says uranium enrichment will step up starting Thursday
President Trump says he wants to avoid military conflict, but if war breaks out “it wouldn’t last very long.”
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Medicaid enrollment lower than expected since expansion
Some 70,000 Maine residents were expected to qualify under the new standards, but only about 26,000 have done so.
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Census goes high tech to get accurate count of rural, non-white populations
Satellites and planes take photos, and workers compare the housing captured in the images to digital maps from the 2010 census.