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PublishedJune 5, 2013
Stokes: Cellphone warrants would cost state $500,000
Maine's attorney general's office says that a bill that would require police to get warrants to collect cellphone records could cost $500,000 over the next several years, but proponents say that number may be inflated.
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PublishedJune 5, 2013
Focus shifts to Maine budget as Legislature’s adjournment nears
Lawmakers working on Maine's two-year budget are scrambling to find common ground on key issues, such as taxes, before the legislative session ends June 19.
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PublishedMay 30, 2013
Conference call on immigration includes comment of ‘shoot her’ about Sen. Collins
A comment about shooting Sen. Susan Collins in order to grab her attention on immigration reform drew attention from federal law enforcement, who plan to investigate whether it was off-color humor or something more serious.
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PublishedMay 30, 2013
State high court rules against lobbyists’ appeal to keep donor names quiet
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court denied the final appeal by an anti same-sex marriage lobbying group to keep the names of its donors away from public view.
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PublishedMay 30, 2013
Maine Senate rejects ‘gun show loophole’ bill
The proposal calls for background checks by private sellers at shows, but that's too small a problem for concern, foes say.
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PublishedMay 30, 2013
LePage loses full funding Medicaid request
The federal government will not provide 10 years of 100 percent support for a Maine Medicaid expansion, but it will still provide most of the money.
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PublishedMay 30, 2013
Maine advocates: Stop cutting early childhood education
They say such spending would save the state public-assistance and law-enforcement money in the future, but it continues to be a low priority in Maine.
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PublishedMay 29, 2013
Bill requiring warrant for cell phone access a first in nation
The Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would require police to obtain a warrant before they can get cellphone data about a customer's location history. The bill will go back to the Senate for final approval.
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PublishedMay 29, 2013
GOP senators kill Dems’ plan to link Medicaid, hospital bills
Democrats' plan to link Medicaid expansion to repayment of the state's debt to its hospitals was officially killed Wednesday when Republicans in the Senate voted to sustain Gov. Paul LePage's veto of the plan.
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PublishedMay 29, 2013
LePage sounds off about freedom of speech during Wednesday meeting with press
Gov. Paul LePage held a press conference Wednesday, taking the opportunity to further express his anger at being silenced during a recent Appropriations Committee meeting and annoyance over the TV debacle at his office last week.
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