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December 14, 2019
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    Bill to study controversial CMP transmission line falls short in House

    The House voted 77-66 Tuesday to approve the study, a margin well short of the two-thirds support it needed to pass as an emergency bill. Read More

        Maine caregivers, growers weigh in on proposed marijuana regulations

        State officials came to Portland Thursday to take public testimony on proposed rules for the new industry. Read More

            Janet Mills proposes 27-member climate change council

            The council would not have direct authority to write laws, but it could propose legislation. Read More

                Committee shoots down bill that would allow towns to ban firearms at voting places

                The State and Local Government Committee voted 8-2 to defeat the proposal, with Democrats joining the Republican minority. Read More

                    Bill would block lawmakers from using PACs as their ‘own personal lending agency’

                    The proposal comes after a former assistant Republican leader in the Senate had used thousands of dollars donated to his PAC to pay off debts incurred by businesses he owned. Read More

                        Facebook group ‘celebrating’ Maine is conduit for progressive PAC’s political ads

                        The progressive group that spent more than $190 million in the 2016 election is using a unique social media tactic to influence the Maine race for governor. Read More
                            POLL QUESTION

                            Judge to rule if LePage can keep blocking Maine Clean Election funds

                            A Superior Court judge said he will soon rule on whether Republican Gov. Paul LePage can single-handedly withhold more than $1 million in public campaign funds from more than 100 legislative candidates and one candidate who is running for governor. Read More
                                POLL QUESTION

                                Ranked-choice voting: What happened when some Mainers took a test run

                                Voters were not nearly as confused by the process of ranked-choice voting as they were about a separate ballot question that could determine whether Maine keeps the new system for future elections. Read More

                                    Maine lawmakers say biomass generator shouldn’t have qualified for taxpayer subsidy

                                    The Public Utilities Commission's rationale for awarding a contract to Stored Solar is being challenged by lawmakers. Read More

                                        Maine Senate confirms Poland Spring hydrologist to Board of Environmental Protection

                                        The Maine Senate has narrowly confirmed the appointment of a hydrologist employed by Poland Spring to the citizen board overseeing and adjudicating environmental laws.. Read More

                                            Report: LePage tells teen concerned about net neutrality to ‘pick up a book’

                                            The student had sent a letter to Gov. Paul LePage expressing her concern about repealing net neutrality. Read More
                                                POLL QUESTION

                                                Raise coming for thousands of minimum wage workers

                                                Thousands of Maine workers earning minimum wage will get a raise come Jan. 1, their second increase since voters increased the minimum wage at the ballot box in 2016. Read More

                                                    Maine secretary of state steps up legal fight with Trump voter fraud panel

                                                    Matt Dunlap has asserted that the commission has been withholding documents and meeting materials from him and the other Democrats appointed to the commission. Read More
                                                      • Dunlap sues Trump voter fraud panel for access to blocked messages

                                                      Susan Collins: Tucking Obamacare repeal into tax bill would hurt middle class

                                                      Collins says she has other concerns with the tax bill. But so far, she’s not saying if any or all of them will prompt her to vote against it. Read More

                                                          Ivanka Trump joins with Collins at Maine tax ‘forum’

                                                          Ivanka Trump and Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined forces Friday in the southern Maine town of Biddeford to tout the need for a federal tax overhaul that could affect every single American and business owner. Read More

                                                              Maine’s largest sugarbush fails to win conservation funding

                                                              The state has lost its bid to purchase a $1.2 million conservation easement to protect a remote plantation of sugar maples in Somerset County. Read More

                                                                  LePage heads back to DC to testify on Pingree waterfront bill

                                                                  The governor’s trip to Washington, D.C., is his second this week and his third during the past two weeks. Read More

                                                                      Finance reports: Campaign behind casino initiative has spent $9M to opposition’s $600,000

                                                                      The campaign to convince Mainers to authorize a casino at an undisclosed location York County has spent close to $2.3 million over a 23-day period. Read More

                                                                          Casino developer dodges legislative watchdog but pitches plan on radio

                                                                          Scott’s advocacy came on the same day that he and some of his associates were a no-show at a legislative hearing called to shed light on a campaign that’s under investigation by the Maine Ethics Commission. Read More

                                                                              LePage opposes York County casino in weekly address

                                                                              It’s unclear how the governor’s opposition will affect the outcome of Question 1. Read More
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                                                                                  4 Mainers caught in FBI drug sweep Down East that netted 27 arrests have pleaded guilty

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