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PublishedApril 13, 2016
Lawmakers remain divided over bill boosting Maine solar industry
Maine House gives first OK but without the bipartisan support that will be needed to overcome an expected veto by Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedApril 8, 2016
Maine biomass bailout would tap $13.4 million in public funds
An amended proposal shifts the burden of the rescue plan from electricity ratepayers to taxpayers.
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PublishedApril 7, 2016
Judge affirms rejection of casino petitions, keeping proposal off Maine ballot
The campaign failed to prove in its appeal that the state erred in invalidating 55,776 of the 91,294 signatures submitted, says Justice Michaela Murphy.
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PublishedApril 1, 2016
Lawmakers oppose Maine biomass bailout, but leave an opening
The Legislature's energy and utilities committee votes to defeat a proposal that would ask ratepayers to save the industry, but a $10 million taxpayer bailout is still a possibility.
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PublishedApril 1, 2016
Maine House puts aside squabble to revive bill to add veterans services, tuition
The proposal, ensnared in a partisan disagreement over funding early this week, now has unanimous support.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2016
Maine closer to allowing no-prescription access to Narcan overdose antidote
The bill received strong endorsements in the House and Senate.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2016
Maine Senate backs THC limit for deciding marijuana OUI
The proposal, which now goes to the House, seeks the same limit as in Colorado and Washington, where recreational pot is legal.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2016
Bill to let Mainers in subsidized apartments have guns moves closer to passage
The House and Senate have now endorsed the NRA-backed proposal despite concerns that it would restrict the rights of private landlords.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2016
Maine House backs doubling maximum sentence for importing heroin, other opiates
The vote increases the likelihood of final passage of the bill, which would also make other drug crimes felonies.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Some Maine lawmakers announce support for Ted Cruz
Roughly two dozen legislators back the Texas firebrand.
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