L.D. 2246, sponsored by Rep. David Sinclair, D-Bath, would prohibit charging a person who already has at least 2 prior theft convictions with a Class C felony if the third theft is of property valued at $500 or less.
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House folds on bill to give tribes exclusive internet gaming rights
The proposal sought to build off the tribe’s exclusive rights to online sports gambling.
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Franklin County commissioners vote to buy security equipment for courthouse
Commissioners also voted to establish reserve funds with $520,000 from the county’s undesignated funds.
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Last-minute budget cut to Maine dairy subsidy riles farmers
In a late-night budget session, lawmakers cut funding for the Dairy Stabilization Program from about $8.9 million to $4.5 million.
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How to keep those eclipse glasses out of the landfill
A sustainable product refill shop will donate undamaged eclipse glasses to nationwide recycling campaigns.
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Prosecutors say phone records place shooting suspect near site of 2016 killing
The records are a crucial part of the state’s case against Aristotle Stilley; prosecutors have few other pieces of physical evidence directly tying him to the death of 36-year-old David Anderson in 2016.
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Readfield Community Library holds open house to celebrate renovations
What was once a one-room lending library is converted into a functional two-story library with a piano, a kitchen, a staff office and a meeting room.
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Lawmakers pass paramilitary ban, sending bill to Gov. Mills
Gov. Janet Mills has 10 days to decide whether to sign, veto or allow the bill to become law without her signature.
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Proposed constitutional right to abortion fails in Maine Legislature
The proposal failed to get the necessary two-thirds support in a decisive vote late Tuesday, effectively ending the effort to amend the Maine Constitution.
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U.S. Route 201 corridor in Somerset County had some of the heaviest eclipse traffic in Maine, officials say
The Maine Department of Transportation estimated Tuesday that 15,000 vehicles came into Maine from out of state over the weekend.