But Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of both parties have vowed not to increase state income taxes in the next 2-year budget.
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House sustains Gov. Mills’ first veto
Gov. Mills vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of gasoline that contains 15 percent ethanol or more in it and an attempt to override the veto fell four votes short in the House of Representatives.
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Activists to rally on Mother’s Day in Waterville against family separations
The “Mother’s Day Rally to End Family Separation and Child Detention” will take place Sunday at noon by the Two Cent Bridge.
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Maine Senate supports studying CMP power line’s impact on climate
Supporters say the study is needed to accurately gauge how the 145-mile transmission line through western Maine would affect overall greenhouse gas emissions.
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Legislative committee rejects bill to allow local sales taxes
The measure to allow municipalities to collect a 1% sales tax is supported by the mayors of some of Maine’s largest cities, but it faces an uncertain fate as it heads to the full Legislature for a vote.
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Donald Trump Jr. is subpoenaed by Senate panel investigating Russia contacts
The Republican-led Intelligence Committee wants to speak to him as part of an ongoing probe of Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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Maine House passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ minors
While opponents said the bill infringes on free speech and parental rights, supporters want Maine to join other states outlawing therapies aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Trump invokes ‘privilege,’ aims to block full report release
The House Judiciary chairman says the Trump administration’s refusal to provide special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report to Congress presents a “constitutional crisis.”
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Drugmakers will have to reveal prices in TV ads
The Trump administration has finalized regulations that will require drug companies to disclose list prices of medications costing more than $35 for a month’s supply.
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Sen. Collins may face first primary challenge since winning seat in 1996
Derek Lavasseur, a conservative activist from Fairfield, says he will challenge Collins in the June 2020 primary.