Final committee votes have yet to be tallied, but the proposed $2 million tax break will now go to the full Legislature.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland
The request was received on Monday, the first day the state began accepting applications for the $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Politics
Consumer advocates urge passage of bill to regulate hospital facility fees
The bill would prohibit charging such fees for telehealth appointments and require signs be placed to inform patients when the fees may be charged.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine House supports bill that would require landlords to disclose all costs
The proposal, now headed to a Senate vote, would require landlords to provide a written disclosure of all fees and costs before tenants sign a lease.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County EMA directors prepare people for April 8 solar eclipse
Director Amanda Simoneau and Deputy Director Sara Bickford have been working for months to make people aware of what the eclipse will mean to routines.
Posted inMaine
Midcoast artist fills State House halls with paintings of women leaders
Artist Jerri Whitman noticed that women lacked representation on the walls of the Maine State House in Augusta, so she created a collection of paintings to make sure their history was not lost.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine Republicans use interim mass shooting report to argue against gun reforms
They point to the state commission’s finding that faulted the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office for not using existing laws to seize guns from the shooter before he killed 18 people in Lewiston.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Rental inspection proposal likely dead in Augusta
A proposal from city staff to inspect rental units, aimed at addressing concerns about unsafe housing, failed last week to win the support of the City Council.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Pittsfield man sentenced to 20 years for sexual assault charges involving children
A criminal complaint filed last year alleged that Charles Frost “did engage in a sexual act with a minor,” according to Somerset and Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man arrested by FBI over online threats suffers from mental illness, family says
Benjamin Brown, 45, was arrested March 11 by the FBI over online threats to gun down President Biden, other politicians and immigrants and is being held pending further appearance in U.S. District Court in Bangor.