Declining to decide the merits of an opt-out bill follows established protocol of not preempting an issue that’s under formal review at the PUC.
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Snowe’s campaign war chest grows to $2M
Snowe raised $877,019 during the first three months of the year, but spent just $62,433.
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Owners of home hit by plane plan to rebuild
Kim Myers says she and her husband, Steve, like the location in Biddeford.
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Waterville to consider proposed $36.4 million budget
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday will consider taking a first vote on a proposed $36.4 million municipal and school budget for 2011-12.
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3 bills allowing Sunday hunting shot down
A fourth bill would let landowners hunt on Sunday on their own land if they own 20 or more acres and the land is open to public hunting.
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Legislators consider retirement age increase
The proposal is one strategy for easing a looming $4.3 billion shortfall in the state retirement system.
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Maine woman charged with assaulting officer
Police say Melissa Lacasse of Old Town was arrested after allegedly trying to steal a shopping cart load of items from a Sears store.
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NTSB on scene; plane registration had lapsed
The investigator shoots photos of the crash scene with the help of a Biddeford Fire Department ladder truck.
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Maine AG: Mural removal is ‘government speech’
William Schneider writes that the prior administration was speaking when it chose to display the mural, and the current administration is speaking by having it removed.
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Lawmakers hear testimony on gun measures
Members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee are hearing public testimony on a slew of gun-related measures today, most that would expand gun rights.