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PublishedSeptember 18, 2019
Vaccine bill passed by lawmakers likely headed for statewide vote
Opponents of the new requirement for school-age immunizations submit more than enough valid signatures to challenge the law on the March ballot.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2019
State panel gets rolling on effort to solve highway funding shortfall
The independent commission will look into ways to overcome the state's $140 million yearly funding gap for roads and bridges.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Unnamed Maine lawmaker subject of sexual harassment complaint
The complaint did not lead to disciplinary action, says the Legislature's human resources director.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president
The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine's ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Liberal think tank says Maine has reached ‘tax fairness’ milestone
The poorest residents will pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest, the Maine Center for Economic Policy says.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Maine school vaping ban goes into effect as students return
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding students headed back to school that a new law bans vaping on school grounds
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Maine Senate passes ranked-choice voting for March presidential primaries
The bill is now in the hands of Gov. Janet Mills, who won her Democratic gubernatorial primary last year in the nation's first ranked-choice runoff for a statewide office.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Last-ditch effort underway to use ranked-choice voting in March primaries
Supporters argue that Mainers should be able to use ranked-choice voting in the presidential primaries, but first they need to convince lawmakers one more time.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Transportation officials fear delay of state bonds jeopardizes entire highway repair program
Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state's highway repair program.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2019
Maine keeps charter school cap as states weigh impact of expansions
A new law enacted without the governor's signature keeps in place a limit on the number of charter schools that can open in the state, which was originally set to expire in 2021.
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