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Mills’ vetoes of CMP bills survive override votes in House

by Kevin Miller June 13, 2019December 27, 2019

The 2 bills sought to give local officials or voters more say in whether electric utilities could build transmission lines through their municipalities.

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Maine House kills bill to require background checks for private gun sales

by Scott Thistle June 13, 2019June 14, 2019

The measure would have required private gun sellers to obtain background checks on buyers from federally licensed firearms dealers.

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Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes

by Scott Thistle June 13, 2019June 14, 2019

But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.

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Maine House rejects giving towns ‘local control’ over guns in polling places

by Kevin Miller June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

The legislation would have allowed towns to set their own policies regarding whether guns could be carried at public meetings or in polling locations.

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Committee gives strong endorsement to state budget totaling nearly $8 billion

by Scott Thistle June 12, 2019December 27, 2019

Gov. Janet Mills calls the Appropriations Committee’s vote on the 2-year spending package a forward-looking compromise.

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New Maine law will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication

by Kevin Miller June 12, 2019December 27, 2019

Gov. Janet Mills acknowledges a ‘moral dilemma’ as she signs the bill to legalize medication-assisted suicide.

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In reversal, Maine House endorses national popular vote bill

by Kevin Miller June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

But the measure faces more votes to determine whether Maine should join other states that hope to drop the Electoral College in choosing the president.