Legislature weighs bill to honor Maine’s crystal-laden granitic pegmatite.
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Right to Repair ballot initiative petitions approved by Maine secretary of state
The issue will go before voters in November unless the Maine Legislature approves it this session.
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Police, prosecutors, Maine National Guard can do more to help sexual assault victims, AG says
Attorney General Aaron Frey released a report to lawmakers this week outlining how allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the Maine National Guard are investigated.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Stop legislative wolves in sheep’s clothing
Let’s curtail trickery by lawmakers – at both the state and federal level.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Children are ‘languishing’ in hospitals while waiting for mental health services, providers say
Children with mental and behavioral health needs end up ‘languishing’ in hospitals for months on end thanks to long waiting lists and administrative barriers to treatment.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Brewer lawmaker revives effort to ban child marriages in Maine
The legislation by Rep. Kevin O’Connell is part of a broader push to eliminate child marriage in the United States, and elsewhere, to prevent the exploitation of minors, especially girls.
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Maine lawmaker pleads not guilty to fraud charges, says he’ll resign
Rep. Clinton Collamore, who is accused of defrauding Maine’s clean elections program, also said he will return the salary he has collected since being sworn in, as well as the public campaign funding he received.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Bill to add substance use disorder as a cause of death sets ‘terrible precedent,’ medical examiner says
The bill would mandate listing substance use disorder as the cause of death when applicable, but Maine’s chief medical examiner said it’s a bad idea.
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Commentary: Mandate for group homes could devastate Maine’s recovery community
Requiring recovery residences to spend money on installing sprinkler systems means that far fewer will open and some will close – all amid an overdose crisis and a housing shortage.
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Maine Republicans to Whole Foods: Blacklist lobster, lose state tax benefits
Republican lawmakers unveil a suite of bills to protect Maine’s $1.7 billion lobster industry and punish those who would threaten it.