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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
In Maine Legislature, momentum builds to rein in use of vague placeholder bills
Lawmakers are vowing to adopt new rules to provide more transparency for bills that are submitted with only a vague title and no explanation of intent.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Maine Legislature’s use of vague ‘concept bills’ has risen dramatically
Placeholder bills buy time to finalize details of legislation, but some significant and controversial proposals are only revealed at the last minute.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
Special funds let Maine lawmakers raise and spend with few limits
While restrictions remain for campaign contributions to a legislative candidate, businesses and individuals can donate unlimited amounts to political action committees run by candidates after they're elected. And some of their expenditures might surprise you.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Guns, housing, budget among top issues as Maine Legislature starts second session
Lawmakers return to the State House on Wednesday for the start of the second regular session of the 131st Legislature.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Months after disclosing intraoffice affair, still no policy changes in attorney general’s office
Unlike state agencies, which require supervisor-subordinate relationship be disclosed immediately, the AG's office policy contains no such requirement – a loophole that allowed Aaron Frey to conceal his relationship for 8 months.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
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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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Maine Legislature finally wraps up session, sends abortion bill to governor
Lawmakers voted out the last of the pending bills late Thursday, including a hard-fought bill to expand abortion access that Gov. Janet Mills is all but certain to sign into law soon.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Legislature returns to tackle veto of tribal rights bill
Lawmakers also will consider an $800 million supplemental budget, but the leadership of both parties in the House were focusing their efforts Wednesday on urging tribal bill supporters to stand by their votes in the hopes of overriding Gov. Janet Mills' veto.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
Maine Senate nixes MaineCare coverage for noncitizens
Senators rejected the bill with no debate or roll call vote, despite approval in the House of Representatives on Monday.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
Police investigating flyers, messages left at House speaker’s Portland home
The messages appear to have come from anti-abortion activists upset at Rachel Talbot Ross' support for a bill that would expand access.
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