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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Lawmakers adjourn session, leaving stack of legislative work undone
A dispute between House Republicans and other lawmakers over funding for Medicaid expansion and other issues leaves a raft of bills in limbo, including key funding measures.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Maine – sort of. Now the state has to write the rules.
Legislators put the state on a path to legal production and sales – guided by rules more conservative than first proposed – and the first shops are likely to open in spring 2019.
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PublishedMay 1, 2018
Legislature returns to take up LePage vetoes of key bills, including legalized marijuana
A host of other unfinished business remains for lawmakers as well, but no agreement is in hand to continue the legislative session.
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PublishedApril 26, 2018
Lawmakers return to work next week. The question is what they can get done.
They can take up any bills vetoed by the governor, but partisan differences may interfere with efforts to vote on unfinished legislation.
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PublishedApril 24, 2018
More bogus petition signatures end Republican Max Linn’s run for U.S. Senate
The secretary of state says the Bar Harbor businessman is ineligible for the June primary because he lacks the required number of petition signatures, and a criminal investigation into potential fraud is possible.
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PublishedApril 20, 2018
Maine judge orders reopening of probe into invalid signatures submitted by U.S. Senate candidate
The campaign of state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, contends that Max Linn didn’t collect enough valid signatures from registered Republicans to appear on the June primary ballot.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
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PublishedApril 18, 2018
Maine Secretary of State proceeds with plans for ranked-choice voting in state primaries
Senate Republicans, who unsuccessfully asked a court to block the system, now say they will introduce a bill to require Maine State Police to transport any ballots needed for retabulation, if necessary.
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PublishedApril 17, 2018
Ranked-choice voting will be used for June primaries, Maine supreme court rules
Answering legal questions posed by the state Senate, the court says the voting method is the law in Maine.
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PublishedApril 17, 2018
Bill to help low-income families with education costs becomes law without LePage signature
The funds will be available to those who are eligible for, but do not receive, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families benefits.
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