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PublishedApril 16, 2019
Statewide ban on foam food and beverage containers moves forward
The House and Senate have given preliminary approval to a bill to prohibit most restaurants, coffee shops and other businesses from using foam food and beverage containers.
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PublishedApril 15, 2019
A new atmosphere in Augusta, or just a ‘honeymoon’ period?
Gov. Janet Mills moved expeditiously on some of her core campaign pledges during her first 100 days and is credited with helping change the political tenor in Augusta. But with major issues looming, the question is: Will it last?
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
Maine lawmakers consider sports betting
Questions linger about where Maine's share of the money will go and what businesses will benefit.
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Lawmakers consider bills to reinstate asylum seekers’ access to welfare benefits
Welfare reforms pushed by former Gov. Paul LePage and the Republican-controlled Legislature eight years ago eliminated access to some assistance programs for non-citizens.
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
Opponents of CMP transmission line project push bills to slow it down
Lawmakers hear several hours of testimony on measures to restrict utilities' use of eminent domain for infrastructure projects.
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
Sponsor makes personal appeal for bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’
A year after Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a similar measure, supporters hope for different results.
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
Panel endorses bill to end most vaccine exemptions for Maine schoolchildren
The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee's 8-5 vote on the bill to prohibit non-medical exemptions was on party lines, with all Democrats in support and Republicans opposed.
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Lawmakers endorse ban on oil and gas drilling off Maine’s coast
But some question the value of a bill to prohibit oil and gas exploration in state-owned waters that are devoid of oil and gas reserves.
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PublishedApril 4, 2019
Maine House votes to ban foam food, beverage containers statewide
The bill, which faces additional votes in both the House and Senate, follow bans enacted in several Maine communities.
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PublishedApril 2, 2019
Bill to address the gender pay gap heads to Mills’ desk
Supporters say the measure addresses the discrepancy by prohibiting employers from asking about an applicant's wage history.
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