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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Maine House passes bill requiring MaineCare to pay for abortions
If approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Janet Mills, the bill will add Maine to the 15 states that allow state tax funds to be spent on abortion services.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Maine Voices: How to really establish free speech on campus
College administrators could end anti-free speech disruptions, but since they won't, we need to teach students to stand up against bullies.
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Advocates push $80 million in public funding for low-income apartments
A measure in the State House would give developers tax incentives that could double the number of affordable housing units currently being constructed, backers say.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Our View: Maine Senate vaccination vote fails to protect public health
There is no religious right to spread disease, but the state has a duty to defend against them.
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PublishedMay 4, 2019
Religious exemption to vaccination creates a potential loophole
A day after the Maine Senate's passage of a bill preserving the exemption, faith leaders and others say no major religious organizations oppose vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases.
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PublishedMay 4, 2019
Maine Voices: Out of grade-school activism, lessons in changing the world
Young people bring a lot to the table, but that doesn't excuse adult inaction, says the group of friends who – as kids – initiated Freeport's 1990 polystyrene ban.
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PublishedMay 3, 2019
Advocates push lawmakers to form panel to review deaths of disabled Mainers
The proposal is a response to a 2017 federal report that faulted the DHHS for failing to investigate more than 130 deaths or report serious injuries involving developmentally disabled Mainers.
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PublishedMay 3, 2019
Commentary: Help Maine’s hometown hospitals
By passing L.D. 1350, the Legislature can stop imposing unnecessary financial hardship on vital rural facilities.
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PublishedMay 2, 2019
Senate passes bill that keeps religious exemptions to vaccines but clashes with House bill
The version that won initial approval in the Senate on Thursday would eliminate only philosophical exemptions to school-required vaccinations.
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PublishedMay 2, 2019
Our View: Indigenous Peoples Day more than a day off
A new holiday will be a chance to reflect on a painful history that has been obscured.
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