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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
Advocates urge lawmakers to ban vaping products from Maine public schools
The measure follows a budget proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to spend $10 million in tobacco settlement money to reduce youth smoking rates, as well as vaping.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
State legislators visit CMCC
More than 70 state legislators visited Central Maine Community College in Auburn during a bus tout through the Twin Cities.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Mills tells lawmakers her $8 billion state budget is ‘sustainable’
Saying Maine 'cannot afford to stand still,' the governor defends plans to expand Medicaid, spend more on education and fighting the opioid crisis, and return more money to cities and towns.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Portland council and Maine Legislature consider mandated paid sick leave
Two of Portland's largest employers asked the city to hold off on a new policy until legislators decide whether to pass a state law.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Committee rejects Maine bill requiring parental notification of ‘obscene material’ in classrooms
Lawmakers were uncomfortable with the prospect of teachers facing criminal charges for failing to notify parents when using books that have literary value but contain descriptions of sexual situations.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Maine lawmakers, officials grapple with shrinking youth hunting numbers
Two young hunters hope their bill helps to reverse the decline.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2019
Maine’s next 2-year budget focuses on funding education and Medicaid expansion – with no new taxes
Gov. Janet Mills proposes an $8 billion plan that would increase General Fund spending 11%, saying Maine can afford to put more money into schools, public safety and municipal revenue sharing.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
At the Legislature: Committee business, part 1: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Most of the bills coming to the committee over the next few weeks have to do with hunting.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
Bill calls for 4 mental health centers to be alternative to emergency rooms
The National Alliance on Mental Illness backs the measure calling for four ‘assessment centers’ for stays as long as three days.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
Lobstermen differ sharply on bill that would speed up the long wait for licenses
At a legislative hearing in Augusta, some decry the years many are forced to wait, while others point to overcrowded waters.
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