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April 20, 2018
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    Maine drive-in patrons fume over smoking ban

    Efforts to comply with its state license to serve food and drinks have some Bridgton Twin Drive-In patrons taking to social media to complain. Read More
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    Group intensifies effort to defeat marijuana legalization in Maine

    A new coalition aimed at defeating a November ballot question that will ask Maine voters to make marijuana legal for recreational use is growing, according to a release from a coalition leader Tuesday. Read More
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    Lewiston-Auburn expands fight against poisoning from lead paint

    A 2008 study by a former University of Maine economics professor estimated the damage from lead poisoning to children in the Pine Tree State exceeds $260 million a year. Read More
    • The problem for Maine kids that won’t go away: Lead paint poisoning
    • ‘It’s poison’: Lead hurts kids long after missed state goal

    Fact check: LePage statements on right-to-work, income wrong

    LePage made his inaccurate comments as he discussed his efforts to recruit the French aircraft manufacturer Airbus to Maine. Read More
    • School refutes LePage’s claim student repeatedly overdosed

    LePage shrugs off protests from ‘rich college kids’

    LePage remained relatively composed and civil, even telling those in attendance he didn't always disagree with rival Democrats and then hesitatingly offered praise to three well-known Democratic lawmakers. Read More

    With session’s end come gains and losses for Maine lawmakers

    Maine lawmakers were licking their wounds and notching their belts, taking stock of what they did and didn't get done for their constituents while finishing up the second half of the 127th legislative session Friday. Read More

    Lawmaker’s call to stop recording Maine legislative committees thwarted

    In what could be a blow to public access to Maine's State House proceedings, Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, is questioning whether legislative committee meetings should continue to be recorded and archived. Read More

    Poliquin celebrates vote that may help Maine footwear maker

    Members of the House Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to add language to the National Defense Authorization telling the Pentagon to issue American-made athletic footwear to its new recruits in the U.S. military services. Read More

    LePage apologizes for storming away from university event

    After an abrupt departure from a dedication ceremony at the University of Maine at Farmington on Tuesday where he called two students "idiots," Gov. Paul LePage apologized to the university's president and former president on Wednesday. Read More
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    Maine student reacts to being called an idiot by LePage

    College freshman Ally Hammond, an Auburn native, said she was shocked a sign she held up Tuesday prompted Gov. Paul LePage to storm off, calling her and another student "idiots." Read More
    • LePage apologizes for storming away from university event

    Compromise moves state welfare abuse bill forward

    "This bill finally gives Mainers what they've wanted," Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, said. Read More

    Lawmakers want voters to approve $150M in new borrowing

    The Maine Legislature on Friday appeared poised to pass a pair of large bonding bills that would ask the state's voters to borrow as much as $150 million in the next budget cycle. Read More

    LePage signs bill designed to improve services for Maine veterans

    The legislation provides tuition waivers for Guard members who are in good standing with their units and seeks to strengthen and modernize Maine's Bureau of Veterans Services. Read More

    Medicaid expansion still lacks votes to overturn looming veto

    By a single vote Tuesday night, Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, secured approval of his proposal to expand the state's Medicaid system, MaineCare, by using federal funds to buy private insurance for the state's poorest residents. Read More

    Plan to bail out Maine jails with $2.4M clears early hurdle

    A bill that would pump about $2.4 million to Maine's county jails in 2016 easily cleared the House of Representatives. Read More

    Failed casino campaign paid $760,000 to former Maine GOP lawmaker

    A Lewiston-based political consultant and former state lawmaker was paid more than $760,000 to collect voter signatures for a failed ballot question campaign to allow a southern Maine casino. Read More
    • Casino question won’t be on Maine ballot after judge rejects appeal

    Legislative Democrats rip last-minute GOP spending plan

    An 11th-hour House Republican supplemental budget and conditions attached to it met strong opposition from Democrats in the Maine Legislature late Thursday. Read More

    Legislators ignore state law by meeting behind closed doors

    The Maine Freedom of Access Act requires elected officials, including the Legislature, to conduct the public’s business in public. Read More

    Lack of oversight frustrates family of teen who died in hayride mishap

    The family of an Oakland teen who died in a hayride mishap in 2014 said they were disappointed with the findings of a legislative working group that was created to examine ways to regulate farm amusement rides. Read More

    Report: Maine can’t do much to ensure hayride safety

    The working group was formed by the Legislature after the death of Cassidy Charette, a 17-year-old Oakland girl who died while riding on a wagon being towed behind a Jeep during a haunted hayride. Read More
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