Jonathan McKane, a longtime critic of Maine’s Dirigo Health program, is Paul LePage’s pick to head the program; Bob Higgins is unmasked as man behind “The Cutler Flies”; a Waterboro legislator wants to legalize loaded guns and crossbows in vehicles; Sen. Troy Jackson took a swipe at the governor’s vacation spot; and Down East Energy’s boss was named to the Brunswick Naval Air Station’s redevelopment panel.
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Drone use by Maine police might not be legal
The state police may need federal approval to use the toy for aerial views.
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Some legislators seek to loosen sign regulations on Maine’s roads
AUGUSTA — Maine’s pioneering law banning highway billboards has withstood the test of time since it was enacted in 1977, but the spirit of highway beautification is under siege at the State House.
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Maine’s decades-old billboard, signs laws under attack
Maine was the second state in America to ban off-premises billboards in 1977, but some lawmakers argue it hurts business.
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Maine bill seeks to regulate police use of drones
Stateline reported earlier this month that nine law enforcement agencies in six states have been authorized to use drones.
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Legislators make hay over Dem, GOP dual appearance on TV
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Maine House of Representatives made an interesting dual appearance on WCSH 6 on Friday, and each took some heat from the other side afterward.
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A Kennebec Journal investigation: Looking down the barrel of a gun, part 2 of 2
Winthrop town attorney denies knowledge of a police sting involving his son. Was it ‘vigilante justice’ or good police work?
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A Kennebec Journal investigation: Looking down the barrel of a gun, part 1 of 2
Winthrop police chief Joseph Young drew his pistol on an innocent man over stolen golf clubs in a sting set up as a favor to a ‘family friend’ — the son of the Winthrop town attorney.
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Hospital job cuts fuel debt debate
Republicans contend Democrats hold up action on Gov. LePage’s plan to pay what the state owes.
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GOP legislators attach Farmington hospital’s woes to budget fight over MaineCare
AUGUSTA — As lawmakers finished the job of closing a $153 million state budget gap last week, partisan tensions deepened over a key piece of the next two-year budget: Gov. Paul LePage’s plan for paying hospital debt with money from a new state liquor contract.