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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Maine a step closer to no-permit concealed handguns
The House joins the Senate in approving the change in initial votes, overcoming public safety concerns and keeping Maine on the path of becoming the seventh state to allow the practice.
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PublishedMay 31, 2015
Maine legislative leaders reach tentative budget deal
But House Republicans vow to fight the agreement because it does not include income tax cuts for the next two years.
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PublishedMay 29, 2015
Slamming lawmakers for ‘playing games’ with his agenda, LePage threatens to veto Democrats’ bills
The governor’s fiery remarks come as lawmakers struggle to find a compromise on the state’s two-year budget and avoid a government shutdown.
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PublishedMay 28, 2015
Let bars stay open until 2 a.m. to increase sales, Gov. LePage proposes
His late-in-the-session bill calls for trying it out this tourist season, but there are concerns about noise, police staffing and the impact on workers.
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PublishedMay 28, 2015
Maine Senate votes for permit-free concealed handguns
The decisive 21-14 vote could foreshadow a similar result in the House, as advocates for the bill and supporters of regulation debate gun rights, background checks and safety.
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PublishedMay 27, 2015
LePage’s plan to take choice of Maine officials from Legislature gets chilly reception
Three bills would strip away the Legislature’s authority to elect the state’s top law enforcement officer, its top elections official and the state treasurer.
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PublishedMay 25, 2015
Maine legislators face logjam of work as budget, tax reform bills stall
More than 800 measures still await action in the dwindling weeks of the session, and tax code reform, a LePage priority, may be set aside.
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PublishedMay 21, 2015
Maine Senate approves limiting General Assistance to 9 months
Four Democrats join the Republican majority to support slashing benefits from five years, and the measure now moves to the Democratic-controlled House.
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PublishedMay 20, 2015
Maine utility regulators extend talks for long-term wind project
The Highland Wind project was one of two that the PUC voted in February to renegotiate, triggering claims that two commissioners caved to pressure by Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedMay 20, 2015
Maine utility regulators vote against reconsidering Efficiency Maine decision
The three-member board splits on the interpretation of a missing ‘and’ that threatens to cut $38 million from the energy-efficiency program.
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