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PublishedMarch 28, 2019
Our View: In Maine and in Washington, student lending practices need oversight
Borrowers are getting buried by rising costs and compounding fees.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2019
Dozens on both sides debate bill to require MaineCare coverage for abortion services
Opponents raise moral objections, while proponents say the effort – supported by Democrats and independents – would improve access for low-income women.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2019
Maine Compass: Maine values mean that MaineCare needs to cover abortion care
Access to the full range of reproductive health options is vital to a woman's ability to decide her own future.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Lawmakers advocate for improvements to Maine’s lead testing program
Bills before the Health and Human Services Committee would mandate testing for all of Maine's 1- and 2-year-olds.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Bill would create office to aid Mainers with student debt, rein in loan servicers
Mainers have more than $6 billion in student debt, exacerbated by predatory practices of the student loan industry.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Cumberland state representative resigning for health reasons
Rep. Dale Denno, a Democrat, was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and says it is ‘no longer realistic for me to continue in my current role.’
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PublishedMarch 25, 2019
Fleeing scene of dog attack could become a crime in Maine
Spurred by a mauling in Gardiner last summer, legislators consider creating a new law to keep owners on the scene when their dogs assault someone.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2019
Bill would ban use of Indian mascots in Maine public schools
Lawmakers will take public testimony Monday, less than a week after Skowhegan residents called on their school board to restore 'Indians' as the school mascot.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2019
Bill would set aside $2.5 million for pensions for volunteer firefighters
Supporters say it's needed to retain and recruit firefighters in rural parts of the state, where volunteers have been increasingly difficult to recruit.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2019
Bill seeks to expand Maine’s ranked-choice voting to presidential elections
The legislation would extend the balloting system to the primaries, if political parties choose to adopt them, and presidential general elections.
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