Bars and restaurants say to-go alcohol sales have helped them weather the pandemic, but public health organizations say they shouldn’t continue indefinitely.
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Maine predicts a steep price to fight forever chemicals
Soil and water testing, bottled water and filtration systems at farms, factories and landfills where PFAS chemicals have tainted the well water could cost up to $20 million a year, says DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim.
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Clerks seek to shift municipal campaign finance filings to Maine Ethics Commission
Municipal officers say the state agency has the expertise to deal with reports required for local political campaigns.
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Max Linn, a colorful candidate, dead at 62
Linn privately speculated in 2020 that he may have caught COVID-19 during a trip to Wuhan in late 2019.
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Environmental groups seek suspension of power line project’s federal permits
The groups have asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department of Energy to suspend permits for New England Clean Energy Connect, citing the project’s other recent setbacks.
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State regulator sets hearing on power line as opponents call for immediate halt to construction
Maine voters roundly rejected the NECEC project on Tuesday, but its developer said in a lawsuit filed this week that Question 1 is unconstitutional.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Politics
Augusta city councilor, veteran volunteer squaring off to fill vacant House District 86 seat
The state House of Representatives seat was left vacant when former Rep. Justin Fecteau, R-Augusta, resigned in July and will be filled in a Nov. 2 special election.
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LePage officially announces bid for governor in 2022
The conservative and controversial Republican served eight years in the Blaine House before being term-limited in 2019, and his entrance into the race all but guarantees a feisty campaign against Gov. Janet Mills.
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Mal Leary retiring after a 45-year career in journalism
The radio reporter has been covering Maine politics since the 1970s, including for several years as head of his own news service.
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Landmark bill passed by House and Senate seeks to sell off Maine’s fossil fuel investments
Maine could become the first state where lawmakers order ‘divestment’ from fossil fuels, although changes to the bill could slow the process.