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Published
March 26, 2018

State proposes shifting responsibility to towns for special education for 3- to 5-year-olds

Legislation to be heard Monday would shift the job away from the Maine Department of Education, which is struggling to meet children's needs.
Published
March 26, 2018

Specialists in marijuana extraction may finally get own state license

But if the bill fails, cannabis caregivers fear extraction labs will close and certified patients will be forced to go underground to get the medicine they need.
Published
March 24, 2018

Lobbyists dole out $1 million in Maine

A California billionaire who is pushing for a crime victim's bill of rights leads the pack this year.
Published
March 20, 2018

Senate approves $5.5 million for prison LePage wants to close

A similar bill lacked support last week in the House, making the funding's prospects uncertain.
Published
March 20, 2018

Lawmakers uphold veto of Bar Harbor port authority bill

Gov. Paul LePage called the proposal a needless creation of bureaucracy.

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Published
March 20, 2018

Bill would tighten rules for Maine’s ballot-question process

The measure would require more reporting of funding sources, and disclosures if petitioners are being paid to collect voters' signatures, among other provisions.
Published
March 20, 2018

LePage accuses lawmakers of ‘witch hunt’ over diversion of state-owned timber

During a tense meeting, the governor slams legislators and says he had 'zero involvement' in decisions to stop shipping wood to mills owned by vocal critics of his position on Canadian lumber tariffs.
Published
March 15, 2018

Our View: Expensive tax overhaul wrong move for Maine

Lawmakers should not use federal tax changes as an excuse to blow up the next state budget.
Published
March 13, 2018

Sen. Volk says fellow Maine Republican who insulted Florida students shouldn’t run

Sen. Amy Volk of Scarborough joins Democrats who have called on Leslie Gibson to end his candidacy for the District 57 House seat.
Published
March 13, 2018

Maine’s House speaker: As young people press for action on gun violence, we are listening

Lawmakers, why are our kids braver when they go into school than we are when we cast our votes?