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Maine school vaping ban goes into effect as students return
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding students headed back to school that a new law bans vaping on school grounds
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Ranked-choice voting in Maine just got a lot more complicated
The looming presidential primary will add new layers of intrigue – and maybe a lawsuit or two – to the state’s first-of-its-kind election process.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans deal Mills embarrassing bonding loss
By standing together and refusing to compromise, Republicans showed they are not mere bystanders.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Potholes in the information highway
Republicans make their mark on the 2019 legislative session, and kick off the 2020 election season.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary
The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state’s ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Clash over extra nursing home funding leaves $1 million in limbo
Gov. Janet Mills holds up a bill to provide an additional $1 million in Medicaid funding for Maine nursing homes.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine Senate passes ranked-choice voting for March presidential primaries
The bill is now in the hands of Gov. Janet Mills, who won her Democratic gubernatorial primary last year in the nation’s first ranked-choice runoff for a statewide office.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills
Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Last-ditch effort underway to use ranked-choice voting in March primaries
Supporters argue that Mainers should be able to use ranked-choice voting in the presidential primaries, but first they need to convince lawmakers one more time.