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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Maine lawmakers weigh bill to increase first responder death benefit
Two Maine firefighters and 2 police officers have died in the line of duty since 2018, prompting a proposal to raise the state death benefit for survivors from $50,000 to $75,000.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
Maine Senate votes to override Gov. Mills’ veto of sports betting bill
The state Senate voted 20-10 to override, and the measure will go next to the House for consideration, possibly next week.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Mills calls for more caseworkers, troopers in $127 million supplemental budget
The governor is asking lawmakers to fund more child protection caseworkers, broadband expansion and increased aid for education, all priorities she highlighted in her State of the State address in January.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2020
Citing coronavirus, Mills urges voters to uphold Maine’s new vaccine law
Maine's governor uses her weekly radio address to attack a citizens' veto effort that would overturn the state's new law to eliminate non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2020
Maine woman who tried to kill husband with bat asks Mills to commute sentence
Former yoga instructor Linda Dolloff, who is serving a 16-year sentence, drew national attention a decade ago when she was convicted of attempted murder and other crimes for beating her husband with his favorite softball bat.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2020
Our View: Harsh state drug laws doing more harm than good
It's too easy for Mainers struggling with addiction to end up with the burden of a felony conviction.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Bill Nemitz: Another crisis, another empty promise from CMP
Recent disconnect notices that contradict state law are but the latest example of a utility that's in the dark.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Despite efforts to stem epidemic, Maine overdose deaths appear to be on rise again after 1-year dip
The Medical Examiner's Office says 277 Mainers died from drug overdoses in the first 9 months of 2019, putting the state on track to surpass the total for 2018.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
House upholds veto of bill to let candidates put their nicknames on ballot
Rep. 'Billy Bob' Faulkingham, the bill's sponsor, says many voters in his district wouldn't recognize his given name.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Jim Fossel: Mills’ gambling veto is paternalism at its worst
The governor of Maine presumes she knows more than the people of Maine about what would be good for them.
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