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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Gov. Mills’ proposed $500 checks would reach more Mainers than previous relief payment
About 800,000 taxpayers would benefit from the proposal, including 275,000 people who were ineligible last year because they were retirees, self-employed or business owners.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Maine Voices: End racial profiling on Maine’s highways
A bill before the Legislature could give law enforcement fewer pretexts to make questionable stops.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Gov. Mills’ State of the State address to focus on pandemic response, budget surplus
The high-profile speech comes as Mainers grow weary of pandemic restrictions and as Mills and her party hope to retain control of the Blaine House and both chambers of the Legislature in November's elections.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Maine lawmakers consider bill to end solitary confinement
A legislative committee is considering a bill that would end the use of solitary confinement in prisons
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Maine Voices: It’s time to let Mainers decide on equal rights for all
Twenty-six states have already passed some form of an equal rights amendment.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Lawmakers say no to bill legalizing psilocybin-assisted therapy in Maine
The Health and Human Services Committee voted 8-3 against legalizing medical use of the psychedelic compound contained in 'magic mushrooms,' even after the bill's sponsor offered to amend it to simply study the issue and possibly offer it as palliative care.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Legislative committee supports bill to stop spreading sewage sludge
Sen. Stacy Brenner, the committee chairwoman, said LD 1911 amounted to ‘one of those opportunities when you know better, you do better.’
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Proposal for lobster industry legal defense fund gets divided response
The Legislature's Marine Resources Committee took comment Tuesday on a proposal to help pay for the industry's court battles against regulators.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Another View: Community groups ready to partner with Maine schools on climate education
The organizations were added to L.D. 1902 specifically to help low-resource districts tap into competitive funding sources.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Medical marijuana industry defends bills to curtail new regulations
Among other changes, the bills would require legislative approval before the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy could implement any new rules.
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