The Maine Senate approved an amended bill that would extend health insurance to more than 60,000 Mainers through MaineCare.
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House overrides LePage’s veto of bill requiring life-saving training for high school students
The Maine House of Representatives Wednesday voted to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that requires high school students to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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House overrides LePage veto of CPR training bill
Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday joined the Democratic majority to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that requires high school students to learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Legislature moves to help groundfishing, lobstering industries
Maine lawmakers moved closer Wednesday to approving a bill designed to help state groundfishermen increase their catch in federal waters, and in a separate proposal, considered legislation which would remove state-assessed penalties for Maine-based groundfishing trawlers that catch lobsters in federally regulated waters.
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Maine Senate backs moratorium on virtual charter schools
The state Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a bill that would temporarily freeze the approval of publicly financed virtual charter schools.
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Senate votes to freeze approval of virtual schools
The state Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would temporarily freeze the approval of publicly financed virtual charter schools.
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Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall named SBA regional administrator
Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall, D-Richmond, has been appointed regional administrator of the Small Business Administration, U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree announced Tuesday.
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Maine Democrats launch second Medicaid push
With the end of the legislative session closing in, Democrats in the House of Representatives voted 89-51 on Monday to give preliminary approval to L.D. 1066 that would increase MaineCare, the state’s version of Medicaid, to approximately 60,000 residents through the Affordable Care Act.
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Maine Senate rejects ‘gun show loophole’ bill
The proposal calls for background checks by private sellers at shows, but that’s too small a problem for concern, foes say.
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LePage loses full funding Medicaid request
The federal government will not provide 10 years of 100 percent support for a Maine Medicaid expansion, but it will still provide most of the money.