AUGUSTA — In a letter to lawmakers this week, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control said his agency would not move quickly to implement lower blood-lead standards. CDC Director Ken Albert said the state would pursue a months-long process to implement the new standards, which will trigger interventions for children who test […]
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Gov. Paul LePage to hold town hall meeting in Mexico
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has announced he will hold his next town hall on Tuesday, March 22, in Mexico. The event will take place at Mountain Valley Middle School, 58 Highland Terrace, from 6 to 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. “The town hall meeting will focus on (LePage’s) vision for […]
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Eric Brakey stands alone against bill for big business fund
AUGUSTA — Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, stood alone Thursday against a bill that could set up a new fund with the Finance Authority of Maine to make large loans to businesses hoping to bring good-paying jobs to the state. The bill, LD 1480, sponsored by Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, creates the Maine Capital Investment Program within […]
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Lawmakers celebrate Maine’s Franco heritage
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers celebrated the state’s Franco-American residents and heritage during an annual celebration at the State House on Wednesday. For 15 years now, the Legislature has taken time from its work to acknowledge and celebrate the state’s strong French roots and to induct residents into the state’s Franco-American Hall of Fame. Raymond John […]
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Former Lewiston Police Chief Welch seeks state Senate seat
LEWISTON — Former Lewiston Police Chief Bill Welch has announced his candidacy for Maine Senate District 21, which covers the city of Lewiston. Welch, who will run as a Republican against incumbent Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, made the announcement in a news release on Tuesday. Welch joined the Lewiston Police Department following his four years […]
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Maine Maritime asks Legislature for $1 million to restore the schooner Bowdoin
AUGUSTA — The state’s official sailing vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, is in need of about $2.6 million in renovations, according to the ship’s keepers at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. Capt. Andy Chase, a professor at the academy and former captain of the ship, has helped raise $1.1 million in private funds for the renovation. […]
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Minimum wage hike campaign says opponents misused research data
AUGUSTA – Advocates for raising Maine’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020 say their opponents are distorting research data in an attempt to mislead lawmakers and the public in advance of a statewide ballot question in November. The opponents — a coalition of Maine business organizations including the state’s restaurant association and the […]
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Big names push Maine Red Claws past Erie Bay Hawks
Yet the fanfare that followed the foursome didn’t translate to the floor throughout, with the Red Claws struggling at times in a 111-95 victory at the Portland Expo. Coty Clarke signed a 10-day contract with the Red Claws’ parent club in Boston on Monday, but found himself right back in Portland on Thursday. He was […]
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Maine panel votes 7-4 to reject blood testing for drivers on marijuana
AUGUSTA — Voting 7-4, a Maine legislative panel Thursday rejected a bill to set a blood-level limit that could have been used as evidence to convict a person for driving under the influence of marijuana. The vote split largely along party lines, with Democrats voting against the proposed standard and Republicans voting for it. The […]