LEWISTON — Stavros Mendros, a former state lawmaker and city councilor who has been in the hot seat for questionable signature-gathering campaigns in the past is again at the center of a controversy over a ballot question drive. David Boyer, the director of a citizen petition campaign that’s hoping to ask Maine voters to legalize […]
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Local Roundup: CMCC season ends with a victory
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Pietro Badalassi paced the the Central Maine Community College Mustangs with 25 points and 14 rebounds in a 91-73 victory over the University of Maine Presque Isle in the consolation bracket at the Men’s Division II USCAA Tournament on Thursday. He was two assists shy of a triple double. The Mustangs finished the season […]
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LePage proposes death to death tax; Dems call it giveaway for the rich
AUGUSTA — A bill submitted by Republican Gov. Paul LePage that aims to eliminate the state’s estate tax came under fire Thursday as Democrats assailed him for offering “another tax cut” to the state’s “super wealthy.” A law change in 2015, passed over LePage’s veto, increased the exemption for estates from $2 million to $5.45 […]
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Bills to boost services to Maine veterans advance unanimously
AUGUSTA — A pair of bills that would add three staff members to Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services sailed through the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday with unanimous approval. The bills, one of which seeks to make the bureau the lead agency on tackling the issue of homeless veterans, were the result […]
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Maine Senate cans bill allowing brewers to sell beer ‘to-go’
AUGUSTA — A bill that would have allowed Maine craft brewers to more easily sell their products to go was squashed like an aluminum beer can under foot by the state Senate on Tuesday. At issue is whether businesses that make beer should be allowed to sell it more easily from a brewing facility without […]
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Six Questions for the CEO: Shawn Yardley, leading a half-century-old Lewiston nonprofit
Shawn Yardley became the CEO of Community Concepts in September, overseeing 203 employees and 175-plus volunteers at the 50-year-old nonprofit headquartered in Lewiston. 1. You’ve been at the helm five months. What about Community Concepts drew you here? I have spent my career working on issues that impact the quality of life for Maine’s children, […]
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Bills meant to bolster services and access for Maine vets get hearings
AUGUSTA — A slate of bills aimed at helping more Maine veterans get access to the services and benefits available to them are set for public hearings at the State House next week. The bills, all the result of recommendations from a special legislative commission that worked over the summer to review the state’s Bureau […]
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Lawmakers table lobster as official crustacean
AUGUSTA — Legislation that would take an iconic symbol of Maine’s coastal heritage and tourism economy and give it official status was put on hold by state lawmakers Thursday. Not to worry, lobster lovers. The bill to make the lobster the official state crustacean hasn’t hit a boiling point, but it is on the back […]
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AARP Maine to lawmakers: Don’t cut seniors’ landlines
AUGUSTA — Worried that the only connection to the outside world for many of Maine’s older citizens could be cut, the Maine chapter of AARP is urging lawmakers to oppose a bill that would deregulate landline phones in 25 cities and towns. The proposed law change before the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee could […]
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Maine Conservation Voters give King and Pingree top grades for 2015
AUGUSTA — The League of Conservation Voters on Wednesday released its annual scorecard for Congress, giving Maine’s U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent, and 1st District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, perfect scores of 100. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, received a 60, while 2nd District Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican, received a score of 9. […]