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Lawmakers to vote on money for treatment, military authority
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine legislative committee has advanced a budget request that would expand access to drug treatment. The committee on Friday sent the $29 million supplementary spending package to the full Legislature for a vote. Lawmakers will continue to hold hearings on Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s separate $6.8 billion, two-year budget proposal. Lawmakers […]
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Disc golf course seeks right to get a liquor permit
Anyone who’s hung around a golf course for long has noticed that for many players, drinking and golf go hand-in-hand. It’s not so different for the fast-growing sport of disc golf, which features competitors flinging plastic discs at distant targets, except for one thing: the course owners can’t get a license to serve alcohol regularly. […]
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Legislature launches inquiry into Maine PowerOptions electricity program
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously Friday to launch a preliminary inquiry into Maine PowerOptions, a little-known quasi-state program that brings together hundreds of municipalities and school districts to help them buy electricity. The lawmakers’ call for an investigation follows a story last month by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting […]
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Lewiston lawmakers to hold office hours on Saturday
LEWISTON — Lewiston’s state legislators will hold public office hours from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Couture Room at the Lewiston Public Library. Expected to attend are Sen. Nate Libby and Reps. Jared Golden, Heidi Brooks, James Handy and Roger Fuller. All are Democrats. The session will give residents a chance to […]
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Bill calls for testing every Maine school's drinking water for lead
AUGUSTA — Prodded by a new environmental report that gives Maine a failing grade for its efforts to prevent schoolchildren from drinking water with high lead levels, legislators are eyeing, as a first step, a plan to have every school carry out more testing. “We should ensure that our kids aren’t being exposed to lead, […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says 'you go into poverty' to serve public
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage makes less than any governor in America, but don’t feel too sorry for him. He said Thursday he pays more in income tax than he earns from his $70,000-a-year salary as the state’s leader. But a spokesman, Peter Steele, said he was referring to his tax bills before he became […]
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Maine bill would allow police to add red lights to vehicles
AUGUSTA — A bill presented before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee would permit police in Maine to use 50 percent red lights when pulling over motorists instead of traditional blue lights. Police say the transition is based on multiple studies that have found that the human eye can see flashing red lights better during the day […]
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Maine legislators consider voter ID bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Legislators are considering bills that supporters say protect election integrity and critics say make voting harder. One bill would allow those without a photo ID to cast a provisional ballot and have their vote counted if photo ID is presented within five days. Republican Rep. Brad Farrin said voter IDs for non-drivers […]