The Legislature’s budget committee this week supported funding and language Gov. Janet Mills proposed in her supplemental budget. If the House and Senate follow suit, Maine would join 23 other states with similar policies.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Climate Council grapples with affordability
The council believes inflation anxieties are the primary barrier to the state’s green transition.
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Mainers could see refunds, decreased electric rates after overpaying for more than a decade
Federal Regulators ruled that transmission owners in New England set an unreasonable return on equity rates, effectively overcharging customers for years.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine Senate unanimously confirms nominee to state’s highest court
Christopher Taub, who has worked for years in the Maine attorney general’s office, was nominated to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Gov. Janet Mills in mid-March.
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Gas approaches $4 per gallon in Maine, highest in more than 3 years
Since the end of February, prices have risen nearly $1 per gallon for regular and premium gas. Diesel prices have shot up more than $1.40.
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Sidney voters choose Select Board members, RSU 18 representative
Board chair John Whitcomb was reelected alongside first-time write-in candidate Daniel Morrissette.
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See 3 Maine homes with ADUs on the market
A luxury condo in South Portland, a Colonial in Lewiston and a waterfront ranch in West Gardiner offer shared living options across the state.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News, Recipes, Religion and Values
For Maine’s Episcopal bishop, food is more than pleasure. It’s community.
Bishop Thomas Brown happily cooks and talks food, but for him, there’s a spiritual component, too.
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Augusta pétanque courts are open — weather permitted
The Mill Park courts have views of the Kennebec River.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
How Maine’s elite private colleges sold Wabanaki land to bankroll early construction
Tribes were stripped of millions of acres. Some of that ended up in the hands of Bowdoin and Colby colleges.