The likelihood of a veto by Gov. Janet Mills, who opposes the effort to reestablish a parole system, hung over debate at the Capitol.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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In Maine’s Democratic Senate primary, the candidates’ styles couldn’t be more different
Last week, Graham Platner crowd-surfed at a Dropkick Murphys show, while Gov. Janet Mills cut ribbon and met quietly with local business owners.
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Man arrested in Skowhegan by Border Patrol was authorized to work, attorney says
Federal court records show the man had an Employment Authorization Document, allowing him to work in the U.S.
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Augusta basketball tournament box office opens for business
Games will run through Feb. 28 at the civic center, Cross Insurance Arena in Portland and Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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EPA ruling on climate change could make Maine’s air harder to breathe
The agency has rolled back a landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health, eliminating the legal basis for federal climate protections.
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Inspection to limit traffic on Augusta’s Memorial Bridge on Tuesday, Wednesday
The Maine Department of Transportation laid out detours for drivers who take Augusta’s trademark bridge over the Kennebec River.
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A Portland boy’s $11 gift to Maine Needs turns into $7,000
He donated his piggy bank savings to the nonprofit group that helps Mainers, and his act inspired more than 400 other people to give what they could, too.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills will go to the White House after Trump reversal
It will be the first meeting between the two since their viral clash last year over transgender athletes.
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Mt. Blue staff raises $2,000 for heating fund
Mt. Blue Campus staff partnered with The Sargent Corp. to raise money for the Farmington Area Ecumenical Heating Fund through a winter spirit-week fundraising effort.
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Mainer Jessica Meir launches for second trip to space station
The SpaceX Crew-12 is expected to dock at the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon.