Before passing a bill to help sexual assault survivors on campuses, Maine senators shared their own experiences of sexual assault.
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Maine’s daily COVID case count significantly higher this week
As Maine’s daily case count rises, five northern and eastern Maine counties are now considered to be at moderate risk for virus transmission and hospitalizations.
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Legislature’s budget panel supports payments to taxpayers, expands eligibility
Under the committee plan, couples earning up to $200,000 a year would now receive $850 relief payments.
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Maine House passes bill to boost state’s housing supply
Speaker Ryan Fecteau hails the bill as a ‘huge step’ toward meeting the state’s housing needs even though it has been scaled back to address concerns over local control of land use.
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Changes are in store for Maine deer permits – including a fee for the first time
The proposed antlerless permit would cost $12, but give hunters the ability to harvest a buck and a doe.
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Maine’s tourism industry rebounds from pandemic, but challenges remain
More than 15 million visitors came to Maine last year, and spending ballooned to more than $7 billion.
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Maine reports 356 new cases of COVID-19
The number of new infections, while smaller than the previous day, is still well above the average for the past several weeks.
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Hannaford’s goal: Use only renewable power by 2024
To meet its goal, it’ll need a multi-pronged approach, buying renewable energy and employing a host of strategies to reduce demand.
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Woolwich family sues Amazon over fatal highway crash
Misty Fisher and her family filed a negligence lawsuit Monday after a delivery driver hit and killed her husband in Topsham in July 2020.
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Federal CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID cases rise
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.