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PublishedApril 12, 2022
As sticker shock for solar power looms, Maine lawmakers consider options
Two bills under consideration seek to balance the desire for solar incentives with the burden of high electricity bills.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Passamaquoddy clean water bill gets strong bipartisan support
The Mills administration has expressed concern about the scope of the bill, which appears to have enough support to overcome a possible veto.
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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 11, 2022
Co-op advocates push for more community-owned solar farms
Maine's solar energy landscape is dominated by large, out-of-state corporations. Advocates for cooperative ownership say there's a better way.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
State budget negotiations heat up as legislative session draws to a close
Leaders of the Legislature's budget-writing committee are negotiating the scope of inflation relief checks and other pricey budget proposals, but have just days to cut a deal.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Lewiston judge gets full support of committee for high court job
If confirmed by the Maine Senate, Rick E. Lawrence would become the first Black justice to serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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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
Maine lawmakers approve resolution expressing support for Ukraine
All but 3 lawmakers signed onto the resolution expressing support for the Ukrainian people and condemning the Russian invasion.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Bill to give Mainers right to healthy environment fails in House
The House voted 77-59 in support of the Pine Tree Amendment – well short of the two-thirds vote needed to send it to voters this fall. The proposal faces a vote in the Senate.
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