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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Priorities differ as lawmakers begin debate on governor’s $126 million budget plan
Republicans want more focus on repairing roads and bridges; Democrats want to add staff and improve programs for disadvantaged residents.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Maine bill would replace federal funds lost in abortion ‘gag rule’ dispute
The proposal would provide about $3 million for Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning, which lost federal Title X funding when they refused to accept restrictions on discussing abortion with their clients.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Bill to give Maine DEP more authority over ‘forever chemicals’ advances in committee
The bill is one of multiple measures that lawmakers will consider this year in response to growing concerns about PFAS contamination in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
House votes to sustain governor’s veto of sports betting bill
The vote Tuesday, which closes the door for now on legalized sports betting in Maine, comes a week after the state Senate voted to override the governor's veto.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Maine lawmakers weigh bill to increase first responder death benefit
Two Maine firefighters and 2 police officers have died in the line of duty since 2018, prompting a proposal to raise the state death benefit for survivors from $50,000 to $75,000.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Bill would prohibit a common property tax appeal by big-box retailers
Large retailers have been pressuring Maine communities to lower their property taxes based on hypothetical arguments about the properties' resale value.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
New tax incentive would boost affordable housing construction
Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign into law a bill to create the state's first tax credit for affordable and low-income housing projects.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
Maine Senate votes to override Gov. Mills’ veto of sports betting bill
The state Senate voted 20-10 to override, and the measure will go next to the House for consideration, possibly next week.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Mills calls for more caseworkers, troopers in $127 million supplemental budget
The governor is asking lawmakers to fund more child protection caseworkers, broadband expansion and increased aid for education, all priorities she highlighted in her State of the State address in January.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
National group advises Maine to invest in community services to reduce juvenile incarcerations
Preliminary findings by the Center for Children's Law and Policy show that 53% of detained youths were held because the state lacked alternative places to house them safely.
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