The Democratic-controlled House voted 88-49 largely along party lines Tuesday to approved the legislation.
April 2019
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Ex-CEO is first drug executive indicted in opioid crisis
A former chief of a drug distributor is accused of ordering subordinates to ignore red flags about certain pharmacy customers to maximize company profits and his own pay.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Proposal would require Maine students to learn about Holocaust
Maine lawmakers are considering a bill designed to require students to learn about the Holocaust
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta police, United Bikers faulted by federal transportation board for Toy Run deaths
Two people were killed as a result of a 2017 chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta and seven people were injured during the annual charity event that drew 3,000 motorcycle riders.
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Panel of Augusta-area officials advocate for addiction recovery programs at forum
Local law enforcement officials and officials from counseling institutions spoke Tuesday at Lithgow Library about their perspectives on Maine’s opioid crisis.
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Lucky Clark on Music: Stan Davis
Maine musician to celebrate CD release May 3 in Winthrop.
Posted inLocal & State
NTSB cites poor planning for toy run crash that killed 2 in Augusta
The National Transportation Safety Board is faulting Augusta Police Department and United Bikers for failing “to identify and mitigate the risks” of 3,000 motorcycles entering I-95 without “supplemental traffic control or state police oversight.”
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man charged with drunken driving after Buxton police notice ‘strange sight’
Police say Justin Sproul backed his truck into another vehicle and inadvertently towed it from a bar parking lot.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston woman arrested in jail smuggling investigation
Six people are accused of participating in a smuggling operation that hid drugs in envelopes marked “Legal Correspondence” at Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Divided House passes bill to end most exemptions to school vaccine requirements
The exemptions have allowed parents to avoid vaccinating their children against infectious diseases before they enroll in school, leaving Maine with one of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates.