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PublishedApril 3, 2013
Marijuana advocates plan protest of Wellness Connection
The Hallowell rally on Friday will protest the company’s use of pesticides and its treatment of workers.
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PublishedApril 3, 2013
Legislature kills GOP-backed capital-gains tax break
The Democratic majority rejects arguments that lowering the tax would stimulate economically beneficial investments to offset lost revenue
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PublishedApril 3, 2013
Panel delays decision on review of Portland charter school
The Legislature’s oversight committee is waiting until state regulators consider the school’s licensing.
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PublishedApril 2, 2013
House Democrats determine fate of two Maine tax bills
The state’s earned income tax credit for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers would double under a bill approved Tuesday.
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PublishedApril 1, 2013
Two rebuked, as tempers flare at union bills hearing
A legislative hearing on bills to make Maine a right-to-work state turns contentious.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2013
Marijuana group wins dinner with LePage
A medical-marijuana trade group surprised attendees at a legislative auction Thursday by outbidding party leaders to win a pricey dinner for four with Gov. Paul LePage. The auction, to benefit the Legislative Memorial Scholarship Fund, raises money for scholarship awards of up to $1,000 for one student from each Maine county attending a Maine higher-education […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2013
Employees at medical marijuana site join union
HALLOWELL – Employees at Maine’s largest medical marijuana dispensary group have unionized — they say against management’s wishes — days after a state investigation set off by workers found the company violated state laws and rules. According to an employee, “a majority” of Wellness Connection employees have joined the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, […]
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PublishedMarch 29, 2013
Prospective LePage rivals back minimum wage increase
All are Democrats, but independent Eliot Cutler and the governor prefer other ways to boost paychecks for low-income workers.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2013
Maine backs Indian father’s parental rights
The state joins a lawsuit before the Supreme Court in which an adoptive couple is challenging a 1978 law.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2013
Gun-control group to aim at Collins in Maine TV ads
The $12 million ad buy in selected states is designed to build support for universal background checks, including guns sold at shows or in private transactions.
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