Democrats on the Transportation Committee say they should have been consulted before such a ‘significant policy change.’
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Attorney general finds no basis for criminal probe of LePage in Eves hiring case
Janet Mills’ decision weakens any effort to impeach the governor for his role in the House speaker’s loss of a job offer at Good Will-Hinckley.
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Maine gives names of Hot Lotto winners to Iowa team looking into rigging scheme
Investigators want to know if any jackpot recipients here are tied to a convicted cheater and gaming official who visited Maine in 2014.
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Bill seeks to legalize what roller derby participants already do – collide
A provision in Maine law prohibits people on roller skates from bumping into each other.
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Gov. LePage sharply criticizes Legislature’s drug crisis plan
His letter to House Speaker Eves questions the strategy’s timing and effectiveness and hints he’ll offer his own proposal.
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Ethics panel assesses first penalty under 2006 lobbying disclosure law
A health care policy advocate is fined $50 for failing to disclose his role as a lobbyist.
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Portland legislator fined for omitting expenditures from reports on her political action committee
Rep. Diane Russell is fined $2,000 for failing to report $1,235 in expenditures for The Working Families PAC in 2014.
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Maine gets warning from federal officials over worst-in-nation food stamp delays
The state must shorten the time it takes to award benefits, the USDA says. A transition to an improved system caused the problem, the DHHS says.
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Maine plan to attack drug crisis would spend equally on treatment, enforcement
The $4.8 million ‘is a start’ on dealing with the heroin epidemic ‘in a comprehensive way,’ legislative leaders say.
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Crowd at Portland forum challenges LePage on drug epidemic, conservation bonds
The governor declines to condemn Donald Trump’s plan to prohibit Muslims from entering the U.S., but says he’d accept Muslims in Maine if they were thoroughly vetted.