The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said the fee increase is necessary to prevent a looming shortfall in the program that enforces state and federal water quality laws.
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Bored, weary senators flout quaint impeachment rules
Gum-chewing, snacking, yawning and alleged napping can be seen throughout the cramped chamber.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Daughter of fallen Farmington firefighter testifies propane line was severed days before blast
Danielle Bell Flannery testified Tuesday in front of the state Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee of Energy, Utilities and Technology that the explosion that killed her father was preventable if liquefied propane gas lines were covered under the Dig Safe Law.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Stacey Abrams, who called loss in Georgia race tainted, warns Maine audience of voter suppression
Abrams, the first black woman in U.S. history to win a major party gubernatorial nomination, speaks to 900 in Portland.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill would remove waiting periods for children’s dentistry
Democratic State Sen. Heather Sanborn said the proposal is about making sure children can receive dental treatment when they need it.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats ask Republicans to help remove Trump, ‘protect our democracy’
The House prosecutors, followed by the president’s lawyers, each have 24 hours spread out over 3 days to present their cases.
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Clinton says she’ll back Sanders if he’s nominee
Hillary Clinton says she will endorse her 2016 rival if he wins the Democratic nomination to face President Trump in November.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Saying ‘We are not Washington,’ Mills calls on lawmakers to work together
In her ‘State of the State’ address, the governor seeks support for increasing funding for higher education and broadband infrastructure, hiring more child welfare workers and creating a state-based health insurance marketplace.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Supreme Court puts off an election-year decision on Obamacare
Democrats say the Texas lawsuit threatens protections for millions of people with preexisting conditions.
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After tweaks, Trump trial format will be similar to Clinton’s
However, Clinton’s Republican prosecutors had evidence compiled by an independent counsel, while Democratic prosecutors in Trump’s trial must compile their own evidence.