The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has approved a plan for spending close to $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic
Our health and economic well-being are bound together, and we can all become weaker when some people are left behind.
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Mills vetoes bill calling for forced buyout of CMP and Versant Power
The governor calls the performance of Maine’s electric utilities ‘abysmal’ but says the bill to form a consumer-owned utility was ‘hastily drafted’ could create more problems than it solves.
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State budget includes huge boost for land preservation
Lawmakers included $40 million for the state-run Land for Maine’s Future, the second-highest injection of cash in the history of the popular conservation program.
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Jim Fossel: Bipartisan Maine budget deal won’t help LePage
Republicans in the Legislature showed that they could work with Democratic lawmakers and the Mills administration to govern through compromise.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
New state laws require more police transparency, and limit use of facial recognition technology
One of the laws makes Maine the first state to apply strict limits to facial recognition technology.
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Supporters, foes weigh in on utility bill on governor’s desk
Supporters of a proposal to scrap Central Maine Power and Versant Power and replace them with a consumer-owned utility say they’re prepared to force a referendum if the bill is vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills
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New Maine law prohibits offshore wind farms in state waters
But the compromise still encourages the development of offshore wind technology in federal waters off Maine.
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Maine health care advocates cheer legislative victories
But their satisfaction at securing new MaineCare dental benefits, an insulin safety net and higher pay for direct care workers is tempered by failures to ban flavored tobacco and rein in drug prices.
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Commentary: People of Maine ready to take next step toward public power
Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1708 and give Mainers a say in how and where they get their electricity.