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PublishedMarch 20, 2025
Maine lawmakers advance effort to seek money for more EV subsidies
Republicans, who have criticized state efforts to promote electric vehicle sales, opposed tapping a regional source of funding. Maine exhausted its money for EV rebates in November.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2025
Julia Lipez confirmed as Maine’s newest state supreme court justice
The Senate's confirmation of Lipez to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court fills a yearlong vacancy on the state's highest court.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
Maine bill would allow doctors to keep their names off prescription labels for abortion pill
The proposal comes as advocates have noted an increase in threats against abortion providers in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
Maine’s public advocate seeks access to billing data from electricity suppliers
The move is meant to help determine how much competitive electricity providers overcharge low-income customers.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
Maine lawmakers weigh property tax relief, even as Mills signals she won’t support most efforts
Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
Jobs for Maine prisoners are shifting online. The state wants to charge for the tech.
Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2025
Vassalboro sewer customers seek rate relief at legislative hearing
State Sen. Richard Bradstreet, R-Kennebec, will present a bill Tuesday seeking $2 million from the state's general fund to help pay down the debt of the Vassalboro Sanitary District.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2025
Maine Democrats move to adopt partial budget, with or without Republicans
Democrats have brought forward a 'continuing services' budget to fund MaineCare and other core government functions; it advanced out of committee Friday and will go to the full Legislature.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2025
Maine Senate kills budget deal as parties fail to break deadlock
The compromise deal rejected Thursday would have restored full MaineCare funding to hospitals and other medical providers. Lawmakers will now have to negotiate a new bill.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2025
Backers of offshore wind and an outspoken foe unite against Sears Island terminal
Nearby Mack Point was again cited as an alternative because it's an industrial site of an energy and port services company.
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