Penelope Overton writes about the lobster and marijuana industries in Maine, a mix of the iconic and the emerging, the economic powerhouse and the mysterious darkhorse. Just the right mix of old and new for a Maine transplant. Penny joined the Press Herald in 2016. She has covered politics and government, the environment and Indian Country in Florida, Connecticut, Arizona and Washington, D.C. Her favorite stories are when she gets to dive into a world where readers seldom venture. When she’s not newspapering, Penny and her young daughter like to hike, body surf, travel and explore new books, places, poems and people. She is plovertonpph on both Instagram and Snapchat.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Lawmakers quietly shelve bill to double motor vehicle inspection fee
The House killed the bill without discussion Monday after Gov. Janet Mills threatened to veto it and the Senate voted to table it indefinitely.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Maine lawmakers approve ban on pesticides containing PFAS by 2030
The legislation, which has divided the state’s farming community, was passed by the Senate on Monday after gaining approval in the House last week.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Bill to ban sludge recycling and spreading divides farmers
While some farmers support a ban on sludge spreading to protect Maine farms from forever chemicals, a group that includes farmers and wastewater treatment operators want a ‘science based approach’ to monitoring PFAS levels to avoid increased fertilizer and sewer costs.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Former Gov. Paul LePage courts new Mainer votes in Portland
Maine’s former governor takes his re-election campaign to the opening of the Maine Republican Party’s multicultural center in Portland.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Republicans to open political multicultural center in Munjoy Hill
The center will focus on voter education and turnout, but also offer immigration help and job and language training.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
Bill would double vehicle inspection fee across most of Maine
The extra revenue would help pay to convert the inspection system to a more efficient electronic one, but Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday she would veto the bill if it reaches her desk.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
State lawmakers want Maine courts to prioritize child murder cases
The Senate voted 33-0 to approve a bill that asks the court system to expedite child homicide cases so information about the child welfare system’s failings come to light sooner.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Lawmakers may boost state reimbursement rates for family-planning care
A legislative panel approved a bill Friday to boost MaineCare reimbursement rates for family-planning providers.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Senate approves bill to limit ‘dark store’ tax challenges
The bill would give municipalities a way to fight off big-box retailers’ efforts to reduce their municipal tax burden.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
Gov. Mills proposes payments of $850 to qualifying Mainers as she revises budget
The total amount of direct relief to individual Mainers would be increased by $100 from the governor’s previous plan.
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