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As energy prices surge, Maine lawmakers propose new relief bills

Democrats unveiled proposals Wednesday aimed at easing the effects that are hitting now and planning for future price spikes.

The bill would have allowed municipalities to assess fees on vacant year-round homes, as long as the revenue was used to increase affordable housing.

Opponents said they realize that sexual violence is pervasive on college campuses and they are striving to do better, but the bill is unnecessary.

Opponents see affordable housing plan as big government, but supporters say it actually empowers landowners.

The bills supported by a legislative committee Monday will be debated by the full Legislature in the coming weeks.

Lawmakers weighing the fate of panels watching over everything from combat sports to seaweed.

In tying the requirement to local transmission rates, legislative leaders could reinstate the mask mandate if Kennebec County goes red again.

by The Editorial Board March 3, 2022March 2, 2022

A lawsuit alleges what many observers of our system for hiring lawyers for the poor have found: The system is broken.

The bill aims to cut the regulatory red tape that supporters say is exacerbating Maine’s housing crisis.

Maine is projected to be short 1,450 registered nurses in 2025, down from the 3,200 projected previously, according to a new report.