The bill was a response to a congressional vote that critics contend will allow internet service providers to sell or share customers’ personal data.
Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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Committee rejects LePage plan to merge turnpike authority with DOT
The governor’s plan would eliminate the turnpike authority and put the state’s only toll plaza in York.
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LePage may offer to keep Downeast prison open 9 more months
According to a legislative leader, the governor will offer the temporary lifeline as part of a budget ‘change package’ after initially planning to close the facility on June 10.
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Senate bucks LePage, votes to fund prison he wants to close
Legislators send a message, by 30-3, that they will resist his plan for the Machiasport facility, which also involves layoffs and releasing some inmates.
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Governor’s minimum wage bill proposes slower increase and $11 cap
Business and union interests square off over the latest attempt to change the ballot measure passed in November.
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Maine House rejects ‘death with dignity’ bill
The bill would have allowed individuals with terminal diseases to request and receive fatal doses of prescription medications that could be self-administered at a time of their choosing.
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Compromise on a Maine budget deal looks to be ‘tough lift’
A voter-approved 3% tax on high earners looms as a sticking point, but with the deadline nearing, key lawmakers plan to confer Sunday.
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Legislative panel unanimously rejects pesticides bill proposed by LePage
The proposal, which mirrored model legislation promoted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, would have prohibited local restrictions stricter than the state’s.
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Maine House approves strict mining rules
The margin of victory suggests the bill could have enough support to override a potential veto by Gov. Paul LePage.
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LePage supports special counsel for Trump-Russia investigation
In a wide-ranging conversation on a WGAN radio show, LePage also once again suggests he was left out of conversations surrounding Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.