1923 – 2015 WASHOUGAL, Wash. — Helen I. Shaw, 91, peacefully passed away at her home in Washougal, Wash., on Monday, April 6. She was born on Sept. 14, 1923, in Mount Holly Springs, Pa., to Charles E. and Hazel Ilgenfritz. A former resident of Maine, Helen worked in customer service in the health care […]
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Maine bill allowing concealed guns without permits amended for veterans
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate, without debate, Wednesday amended a bill that allows adults 21 years old or older to carry concealed handguns without permits. The amendments ensure veterans and active-duty military members who are at least 18 would also be able to pack heat. The bill, LD 652, sponsored by state Sen. Eric Brakey, […]
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Legislature’s budget committee rejects LePage tax plan
AUGUSTA — At the same time Gov. Paul LePage was promising Lisbon residents he would take his campaign to end Maine’s income tax to the people in a statewide ballot vote, lawmakers at the State House voted against his tax and budget proposals. Tuesday evening, the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee nixed an income tax cut […]
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LePage says he won’t sign ‘constitutional carry’ bill because of age limit
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday he would not sign a bill that would make it legal for adults over 21 to carry concealed handguns without permits. LePage, in a telephone interview with radio station WVOM, said he was opposed to the age restriction added to the bill by the Maine House of Representatives […]
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$25 million rail bond for Lewiston-Auburn goes before budget panel
AUGUSTA — A bipartisan group of advocates of bringing passenger rail to Lewiston-Auburn urged state lawmakers Tuesday to approve putting a $25 million bond package before voters this year. The money is meant to upgrade rail lines connecting the Twin Cities to Portland. Among those backing the bond proposal being sponsored by Sen. Nate Libby, […]
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Maine AARP decries LePage veto of consumer protection bill
AUGUSTA — A group that represents one of Maine’s largest voting blocs is decrying Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that was meant to provide no-cost protection against identity theft. AARP Maine and the Maine Council on Aging, along with a group of financial advocates, said Monday that LePage’s veto of LD 382 “baffled” them. […]
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GOP House leader vows to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for income tax cuts in Maine budget
AUGUSTA — House Republicans have entrenched themselves against the rest of the Legislature — including their fellow GOP Senators — and are vowing to fight a state budget being crafted in the Legislature because it doesn’t include income tax cuts or welfare reforms favored by Gov. Paul LePage. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans said they have forged […]
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Maine House passes gun bill that allows concealed weapons
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives on Monday voted 83-62 to approve a bill lifting the state’s permit requirement for carrying a concealed handgun. Monday’s vote was the culmination of a decades-long effort by gun rights advocates to remove restrictions on lawful gun owners and follows a 21-14 vote in the state Senate last week […]
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Maine Democrats rip GOP leader on forcing state budget standoff
AUGUSTA – After late-night negotiations Sunday that apparently moved the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee closer to a deal on a roughly $6.57 billion two-year state budget that must be in place by July 1 to avoid a government shutdown, the political battle among Republicans over including tax cuts in that budget hardened Monday. Senate President Mike Thibodeau, […]
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Tens of thousands spent on jail for those who fail to pay
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A study by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine shows that taxpayers are spending tens of thousands of dollars a year to jail low-income offenders for failure to pay fines or make restitution payments. The Portland Press Herald reported that the study shows nearly 10 percent of inmates booked into […]