Jessica Meir, who grew up in Caribou, is the youngest of five in a family of overachievers.
Tom Bell
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Political parties split in response to newspaper series
Democratic leaders contemplate investigative action, while their Republican counterparts say Maine DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho was ‘balancing the needs of our economy.’
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Maine lawmakers pass two-year budget; fate uncertain
The vote margins are just enough to have the plan go into effect on July 1, but a veto threat remains.
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House rejects 3 bills limiting abortion
Three abortion-related bills failed by solid margins in the Maine House after emotional debates.
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Senate votes down bill eliminating concealed carry permit
The Maine Senate on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have removed the requirement for a permit to carry a concealed gun.
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House rejects bill to end concealed-carry permits by one vote
A bill that seeks to overturn a 96-year-old Maine requirement that people must have a permit to carry a concealed weapon failed to win initial support in the Maine House by one vote.
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Couple’s nationwide tour of capitols ends in Augusta on 65th anniversary
How would you celebrate your 65th wedding anniversary? A Texas couple traveled to Augusta to watch the Maine Legislature at work. Really.
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Legislature snuffs referendum on legalizing marijuana
The Maine House on Friday narrowly defeated a bill that would have put a question on the state ballot asking voters whether marijuana should be legalized in Maine.
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Ambitious energy bill moves forward in Senate
The Maine Senate on Thursday passed an energy bill aimed at lowering Maine’s high electricity and heating costs.
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Bill adding safeguards to mining law passes House
A bill that adds environmental safeguards to the state’s mining law won initial support in the Maine House on Wednesday.