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Maine Voices: Aroostook Renewable Gateway will be bad for people and the planet
A project that will connect Aroostook County with the New England power grid overlooks the environmental and ethical implications of replacing trees with blank corridors of metal and wire.
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Maine Legislature makes history despite tensions between, and within, parties
Major new laws were passed, bringing Mainers paid family and medical leave and expanded access to abortion.
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Flavored tobacco ban gets tabled, faces uncertain prospects
The bill passed the Senate but failed to get a vote in the House, so advocates are regrouping for next year.
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Maine state flag referendum will wait until next year
A spokesperson for Gov. Janet Mills said she will allow a bill calling for a referendum on the state flag to take effect without her signature, effectively delaying the statewide vote until November 2024.
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Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projects
The bill was revised and combined with another bill after a veto by Gov. Janet Mills to ensure non-union companies could get into the business of producing the turbines.
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Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill
After her veto was upheld, Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order establishing a formal stakeholder group to pursue a state minimum wage for farmworkers.
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Advocates look to fall referendum to ban foreign campaign spending
The Legislature failed to muster the votes to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of the measure, setting the stage for a statewide vote in November.
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Commentary: Lawsuit against Gov. Mills, legislative leaders is about more than politics
I’ve been frustrated and angry with Maine politics. I was lucky to meet people who feel the same. We talked ourselves into being bold enough to take action. We’re not insiders, and we are too stubborn to accept being unable to change “the way things are done.” After watching the Legislature unravel in March, we […]
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Jim Fossel: We must keep closer watch as legislators try to dodge scrutiny
Looking back over the session that just wrapped in Maine, some distressing trends emerge.