The Maine Criminal Justice Academy sets eligibility requirements for law enforcement officers statewide, though local jurisdictions can impose their own specific requirements.
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Do lobsters have brains? | Fact brief
The debate over whether lobsters feel pain — and the most humane way to cook Maine’s most famous export — has raged for years.
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Does Maine law require highway drivers to keep right except to pass? | Fact brief
It’s common for cars to ‘camp’ in the left lane and, on the Maine Turnpike, the center lane.
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Are Maine police allowed to use traffic cameras to remotely write tickets? | Fact brief
This spring, lawmakers introduced a bill that would create a pilot program allowing the Maine Turnpike Authority to use cameras to enforce speed limits in highway work zones.
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Did over 500,000 Maine voters sign a petition to recall Gov. Janet Mills? | Fact brief
Maine has no recall process for elected officials, though the Legislature has proposed it a few times in recent years.
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Did Portland’s Eastern Promenade previously have a swimming pool? | Fact brief
Plans to add a pool were revived in the 1960s, but vandalism and other issues about 2 decades later led to a revamp of the area.
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Did the Maine Legislature ban small plastic shampoo bottles in hotels? | Fact brief
Lawmakers considered a bill to ban the small plastic bottles found at hotels by 2032 with the intent of reducing plastic waste in tourism-heavy Maine.
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Can you put a new registration sticker on an old Maine chickadee license plate? | Fact brief
Maine’s state bird had been featured on standard license plates since 1999 but is being phased out this year in favor of a pine tree design.
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Does tick season in Maine end during the summer? | Fact brief
The blood-sucking arachnids’ activity peaks at multiple times throughout the year, depending on species and life stage.
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Are many lupine plants in Maine considered invasive species? | Fact brief
The plants are known for their tall spikes of bright purple, pink or white flowers.