Bipartisan L.D. 1961 would secure our share of the 1998 tobacco settlement for its original intent: reducing youth smoking and improving public health.
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Truth and Reconciliation commissioners: Land claims act overhaul will help deliver justice to tribes in Maine
L.D. 2094 provides an opportunity to face the harms that the state has done to Natives and to work to restore their lost sovereignty.
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Party lines emerge in Legislature over $127 million spending proposal
As lawmakers examine the supplemental budget offered by Gov. Janet Mills in February, Republicans on the Health and Human Service Committee are balking at some of the spending proposals.
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Bill aimed at lifting shroud of secrecy covering police surveillance advances
Rep. Charlotte Warren introduced the measure after the Maine Sunday Telegram reported that state police are using a provision in Maine law to conceal whether they are using technologies capable of mass surveillance of citizens.
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Bill would nearly double Maine’s governor’s pay, from $70,000 to $135,000
The legislation that went before the State and Local Government Committee on Monday also would boost pay and reimbursements for state lawmakers and judges, who, like the governor, are the lowest paid in the nation.
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Commentary: Black youth of Maine disproportionately targeted for mass incarceration
Black History Month serves as a reminder to not only reflect on the harm done but also to take action – starting with closing Long Creek.
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Bill to add liquefied propane to Dig Safe law gets initial approval
The Maine House and Senate must each take one more vote, possibly next week.
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Our View: Benefits should reflect sacrifices of crime analysts
The analysts handle some of the most brutal work stemming from the worst crimes our state sees.
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Bill to create consumer-owned electric utility meets Republican resistance
Republicans on the Legislature’s energy committee show no support for the Democratic bill to create a consumer-owned power authority to buy the assets of Maine’s two private electric utility companies.
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Maine Republicans pressured USM to punish ‘rogue’ professor
University officials defend their actions surrounding the 2018 controversy to offer class credit for protesting Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, while critics say the response went too far in pandering to Republican lawmakers.