A lawmaker’s complaint triggers the review, which the Attorney General’s Office confirmed this week.
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Bills would say good night to daylight savings time in Maine
The two bills are proposed by Democratic lawmakers and take different approaches to eliminating the time change.
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Collins says she will decide in 2020 whether to endorse Trump
Maine’s senior senator, who opposed the president in 2016, says she needs to work with Trump in the meantime.
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Activists take aim at Golden for pro-gun, pro-ICE votes
Maine Democrat comes under fire from gun control group and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Meet the new ag boss: Amanda Beal
Amanda Beal grew up on a dairy farm in Litchfield. She’s Maine’s first female commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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Women in Maine politics: ‘They ran. They won. And now there’s even more.’
We take a look at the new commissioners in Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ cabinet — eight of 15 are women — and at the forces behind the growing number of women in the Maine Legislature and politics nationally.
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Debate swirls around bill to base Maine’s choice for president on popular vote
A national movement would alter the role of the Electoral College and become law if enough states, including Maine, support the change.
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Maine legislative committee again rejects voter identification bill
Conservative lawmakers long have pushed for requiring government-issued photo IDs at the polls, despite a lack of evidence of voter fraud.
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To fight cancer, Maine may allow students to use sunscreen in school
Bill would drop requirement that students bring a permission slip before possessing or using sunscreen.
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Jared Golden opposes Democratic bid to expand gun background checks
Maine Democrat says his district voted against same idea at the polls in 2016.