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Maine lawmakers return to deal with marijuana, Medicaid expansion

by The Associated Press

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are returning to Augusta to tackle big questions on recreational marijuana sales and funding for voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Wednesday marks the first day of the second session of the 128th Legislature. This year, lawmakers face re-election. Several legislative leaders are running for governor and Congress. While Medicaid expansion and recreational […]

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Lawmakers optimistic they can resolve disagreements on marijuana bill

by Scott Thistle, Portland Press Herald

AUGUSTA — Key lawmakers will meet with Gov. Paul LePage on Friday to try to reach agreement on how to change an adult-use marijuana bill so it would gain his support. Members of a special committee that drafted the bill after state voters approved legalization in 2016 said they were optimistic that they could reach […]

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Maine Legislature has two sexual misconduct complaints since 2008

by Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Over the last decade, the Maine Legislature has received two complaints of sexual misconduct or harassment against legislators, records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press through a public records request show. Both complaints were against House lawmakers. The Maine Senate has not received any such complaints since 2008. The Maine Legislature’s […]

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Bill could pave way for driverless buses in Maine

by Peter McGuire, Portland Press Herald

A bill before the Legislature would help set the stage for putting self-driving buses on the streets of Portland and other Maine communities within the next five years. The proposal, sparked by the Portland city manager’s interest in autonomous transit, is the first piece of Maine legislation to deal specifically with self-driving vehicles, according to […]

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Lawmakers begin looking for ways to fund Maine’s share of Medicaid expansion

by Scott Thistle, Portland Press Herald

AUGUSTA — Surpluses expected in the next two-year budget cycle could provide a starting point for funding the state’s share of Medicaid expansion, but it isn’t clear whether lawmakers would agree to use that money, or whether Gov. Paul LePage would veto such a move. But the state’s share of expanding the health insurance program […]

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Legislative committee tries crafting a compromise recreational marijuana bill

by Penelope Overton, Portland Press Herald

State lawmakers are launching a new effort to overhaul Maine’s recreational pot law in January, hoping to find a political compromise to avoid another gubernatorial veto. The committee charged with launching the state’s commercial adult-use market already has reintroduced the bill that Gov. Paul LePage vetoed last month, changing just a few of the dates […]

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Paul LePage reasserts his Medicaid expansion demands in letter to lawmakers

by Scott Thistle, Portland Press Herald

AUGUSTA — In a forceful letter to legislative leaders Monday, Gov. Paul LePage again laid down his demands for funding a voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Maine, emphasizing his position that the estimated $60 million a year cost be paid for without any tax increases. “The Legislature must now step up and identify a way to […]

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