The ordinance was championed by a local teenager who cites the impact balloons have on sea life when they end up in the ocean.
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Winthrop voters reject $12 million school budget at polls
The vote rejecting the school spending plan was 350-206 against the measure, according to unofficial election results Tuesday.
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Automatic voter registration bill moves a step closer to law in Maine
The bill, sponsored by House Speaker Sara Gideon, would automatically register people to vote when they get or renew their driver’s licenses in Maine.
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Joe Biden reverses position on federal dollars for abortions
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden says he can no longer support a congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions.
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Brunswick voters to decide on $40.1 million school budget
If passed on June 11, the education budget will increase 5.3 percent from the current year.
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House rejects move for Maine to bypass Electoral College
The House defeats a bill to have Maine join a compact of states that would award their Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular presidential vote nationwide.
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Waterboro selectman’s ATV vote sparks campaign against him
Signs urge residents not to re-elect Tim Neill, who opposed allowing the vehicles on three public roads.
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Maine Senate endorses bill to elect president by popular vote
The measure, which now heads to the House, reflects a growing movement among states to drop the centuries-old Electoral College system.
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Emotions flare as lawmakers debate measure to ensure that only citizens vote
A legislative committee was divided Friday over two proposals, inspired by recent events in Portland, to make Maine’s Constitution explicitly state that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state’s elections.
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Mills chips away at LePage legacy, but signature reforms remain
Whether it’s moving forward with a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid or vowing to put solar panels on the lawn of the governor’s mansion, Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, with the help of strong Democratic majorities in the Legislature, has moved quickly to unwind much of the policy agenda put in place by her Republican predecessor, Paul LePage.