The legislation would tighten Maine water quality standards in certain waterways with the long-term goal of protecting tribal members who exercise their sustenance fishing rights.
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Bills tackling health care protections go to Gov. Mills’ desk
The bills include a measure to require insurance companies to cover telehealth services.
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Democrats begin public airing of Mueller report
The hearings will focus on the two main topics of the special counsel’s report, obstruction of justice and Russian election interference.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other votes, the House passed a bill to extend through September 2019 the federal government’s block grants program to states for temporary assistance for needy families.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
After pause, Maine may have missed the boat on offshore wind
The East Coast is poised for billions of dollars in investment from companies building wind farms in the ocean from Virginia to Massachusetts. Despite a bill in the Maine Legislature to get an experimental floating wind farm back on track, Maine will be challenged to regain the momentum it had prior to the LePage years.
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White House hopefuls target Trump for anti-LGBTQ policies
New York Sen Kirsten Gillibrand and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke both pledged to sign the Equality Act into law while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders promised to unify Americans behind a push to end ‘all forms of discrimination.’
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Bill to add tobacco tax to vaping products moves forward
The bill calls for an additional tax on all electronic cigarettes and other vaping products, at a rate similar to cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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Trump says U.S., Mexico have reached deal on trade, migration
The president tweets that the tariffs scheduled to take effect Monday have been ‘indefinitely suspended.’
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Politics
Governor signs bill designating Maine’s official ballad
The Portland band The Ghost of Paul Revere performed at the State House after its song ‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ became the state’s official ballad.
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Maine delegation urges Trump to extend relief to lobster industry
A letter sent to the administration by the state’s four representatives in Congress seeks aid for Maine’s lobstermen affected by tariffs.