Property owner Leo St. Peter still needs approval from the Planning Board to build the solar garden.
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Maine now has greater oversight of freight railroads, but public access to data is limited
A law signed by Gov. Janet Mills allows the public to access records about hazardous materials moving along Maine tracks, but only after a derailment or spill.
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Maine House backs data privacy bill
The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine’s businesses from the global online marketplace.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on U.S. aid for Ukraine, allies
The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate’s $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
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Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on U.S. aid for Ukraine, allies
The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate’s $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine lawmakers revive, then kill tribal online gambling bill
The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Whitefield men allegedly kidnapped, threatened to kill Penobscot County man
John Pagurko, 63, and his son-in-law, Michael Davila Rodriguez, 30, face felony charges of kidnapping, robbery and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports
Maine House reverses course, votes in support of tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations
The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim’s Connecticut home sold for $3.25 million
Sondheim died at his Roxbury estate in 2021 at age 91.