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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Senate Democrats roll out plan to give Mainers relief from high prescription prices
Party leaders will submit a handful of bills, including one to set up a state commission with oversight authority on drug pricing and another to allow bulk importation from Canada.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Lawmakers may make it easier to prosecute stranglers
Auburn Sen. Ned Claxton's proposal would drop requirement that prosecutors prove intent.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Lawmakers dump vintage flag design, but Maine still may have a new look for its bicentennial
The State and Local Government Committee endorses a measure that would direct Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to design a flag for the state's bicentennial in 2020.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Schools expecting more state money, but property taxpayers won’t see much relief
For years, districts pointed to the impact on property taxes; now they say other priorities will absorb higher subsidies.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Panel reviewing bottle bill backs increase for redemption centers, not for deposits
The fee paid to redemption centers would rise from 4 cents to 5 cents a container by January, under a proposal recommended by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Legislature’s watchdog committee urged to make protecting children a priority
Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee also are told that many of the changes they approved after the deaths of two girls in 2017 and 2018 are in the works.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Lawmakers consider bill to make gender discrimination unconstitutional in Maine
Though Maine passed the Equal Rights Act in 1974, it was never ratified by enough states to become U.S. law. Supporters now want to make sure its protections are enshrined in the Maine Constitution.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Bills would say good night to daylight savings time in Maine
The two bills are proposed by Democratic lawmakers and take different approaches to eliminating the time change.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Full Maine Legislature to consider bill to require paid sick leave
The measure supported by Democrats would require businesses with five or more workers to offer paid sick days to employees who have been employed for at least 13 weeks.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Bill to require all Maine police to wear body cameras ignites debate
Supporters say Sen. Susan Deschambault's bill would promote transparency, but critics raise concerns about how much it would cost and whether it could lead to invasion of privacy.
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