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PublishedMarch 1, 2019
Supplemental budget supports medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder
The Legislature's budget-writing committee approved a $7.5 million spending package that will end time limits on Medicaid eligibility for Methadone treatments established under former Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2019
Larry Lockman’s push to regulate classroom speech fails
A bill that sought to ban teachers from discussing political or ideological advocacy with students has been unanimously rejected by a state legislative committee
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2019
Updates proposed to Maine’s bottle bill include bigger deposits, higher handling fees
The redemption centers that handle bottles and cans say they can't cover rising costs, such as the new minimum wage, with the fees that are fixed by state law.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2019
To fight cancer, Maine may allow students to use sunscreen in school
Bill would drop requirement that students bring a permission slip before possessing or using sunscreen.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2019
Committee unanimously approves bill forbidding ‘food shaming’ in Maine schools
The measure, which now goes to the full Legislature, prohibits schools from serving a second-tier meal or stigmatizing students who can't pay for lunch.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2019
Do auto inspections make driving safer? Bills to scrap them reveal a difference of opinion.
The Legislature's Transportation Committee hears arguments on proposals to repeal the inspection requirement for most vehicles.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2019
Bill calling for Maine employers to offer paid sick time draws conflicting testimony
Backers of the requirement say it would promote healthier workplaces and attract younger workers to the state, while opponents say it would be a financial hardship for small businesses.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2019
Maine could be among first in U.S. to ban plastic bags statewide
With 20 communities already restricting them, and more on the way, the state may take California's environmental cue.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2019
Flaws in Maine’s child protection system frustrate frontline workers, report says
Caseworkers in the child protective services system are overburdened, lack support and training, and struggle with outdated systems that force them to do work on their own time, the Legislature's watchdog agency finds.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2019
Lawmakers say state should take back full cost of teacher retirement to ease burden on school districts
Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, says reversing the budgeting change by former Gov. Paul LePage would provide 'one of the most direct forms of property tax relief.'
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