Opponents see affordable housing plan as big government, but supporters say it actually empowers landowners.
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Lawmakers endorse batch of child protection reforms
The bills supported by a legislative committee Monday will be debated by the full Legislature in the coming weeks.
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Ten state boards may get the ax for doing too little
Lawmakers weighing the fate of panels watching over everything from combat sports to seaweed.
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Mask mandate dropped at State House
In tying the requirement to local transmission rates, legislative leaders could reinstate the mask mandate if Kennebec County goes red again.
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Our View: Don’t wait to fix Maine’s indigent defense
A lawsuit alleges what many observers of our system for hiring lawyers for the poor have found: The system is broken.
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Lawmakers consider sweeping affordable housing reform bill
The bill aims to cut the regulatory red tape that supporters say is exacerbating Maine’s housing crisis.
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Stepped-up training cuts Maine’s projected nurse shortage in half
Maine is projected to be short 1,450 registered nurses in 2025, down from the 3,200 projected previously, according to a new report.
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Lawmakers hear bill to create protest-free zone around Maine abortion clinic entrances
The measure would create a medical safety zone within 8 feet of the front door of all healthcare facilities.
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Gov. Mills proposes bigger refunds to taxpayers as state budget surplus grows
Gov. Janet Mills proposes using half of a $411 million projected rise in the state’s revenue surplus to increase direct payments to taxpayers from $500 to $750.
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Our View: Maine should not miss chance to make utilities better
But a consumer-owned utility may remain the goal even as companies and regulators are put on notice that performance must improve.