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May 21, 2019

Maine House approves bill allowing nurse practitioners to provide abortion services

The bill, which still faces votes in the Senate, has the support of Gov. Janet Mills, and it comes at a time when other states are restricting access to abortion.
Published
May 21, 2019

Charges dropped in deal with former Maine lawmaker

Former Republican state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce had been charged with failing to disclose a felony conviction when he obtained a hunting license.
Published
May 17, 2019

More asthma, fewer cod: Mills cites impacts on Maine as she pitches climate council to lawmakers

The governor tells the Environment and Natural Resources Committee that Maine will need to diversify its industries and find new sources of energy in response to climate change.
Published
May 15, 2019

Democrats’ bill calls for sweeping review of Maine’s mental health system

Several Democratic lawmakers want a task force to find fixes for a mental health system that has failed to deliver community services decades after major institutions closed.
Published
May 14, 2019

Maine Senate reverses course, ends religious exemption for vaccines

The bill – expected to be signed by Gov. Mills – is one of the most controversial to move through the Legislature in recent years.
Published
May 13, 2019

Maine police say bill that would prohibit profiling goes too far

Law enforcement officials say profiling is unacceptable but object to the costs of a measure to mandate training and require police to collect data and investigate complaints.
Published
May 10, 2019

Opposing sides on gun bills make voices heard to lawmakers

Dozens turn out for hearings on proposals to require background checks, trigger locks and gun safes, and to loosen restrictions on the use of deadly force.
Published
May 9, 2019

Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts

But Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of both parties have vowed not to increase state income taxes in the next 2-year budget.
Published
May 9, 2019

House sustains Gov. Mills’ first veto

Gov. Mills vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of gasoline that contains 15 percent ethanol or more in it and an attempt to override the veto fell four votes short in the House of Representatives.
Published
May 8, 2019

Legislative committee rejects bill to allow local sales taxes

The measure to allow municipalities to collect a 1% sales tax is supported by the mayors of some of Maine’s largest cities, but it faces an uncertain fate as it heads to the full Legislature for a vote.