The ordinance was championed by a local teenager who cites the impact balloons have on sea life when they end up in the ocean.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections
Winthrop voters reject $12 million school budget at polls
The vote rejecting the school spending plan was 350-206 against the measure, according to unofficial election results Tuesday.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine Senate passes bipartisan prescription drug reform bills
One bill would allow Maine to negotiate to purchase drugs from Canada, while others would increase drug pricing transparency.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Automatic voter registration bill moves a step closer to law in Maine
The bill, sponsored by House Speaker Sara Gideon, would automatically register people to vote when they get or renew their driver’s licenses in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine House narrowly approves local option sales tax
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would let municipalities levy 1% on restaurant meals and lodging if OK’d by local voters.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Lone Republican who supports impeachment quits Freedom Caucus
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash has quit an influential caucus of House conservatives.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
State budget nears completion but lawmakers have little wiggle room
Maine’s next 2-year budget is expected to be just shy of $8 billion, but roughly $820 million in bills approved by lawmakers aren’t in the spending plan and will likely die for lack of funding.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Maine’s biggest marijuana company threatens to sue state if it’s shut out of recreational market
Wellness Connection says proposed residency rules would exclude it from the state’s new adult-use market.
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Gov. Mills signs bill to expand access to abortion services
The legislation, which Maine’s Democratic governor had introduced, will allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to perform abortions or prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs.
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Maine House rejects proposals barring non-citizens from voting
Opponents said the 2 proposed constitutional amendments were unnecessary because state law already says only U.S. citizens can vote in ‘any election’ in Maine.