The measures include bolstering the state’s enforcement actions, expanding mapping efforts and updating the pay scale for Maine’s chief dam inspector.
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Bill to make opioid settlement spending more transparent advances
The 39 counties and municipalities receiving a direct share of the opioid settlements would have to submit annual, publicly available reports.
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Health care groups push to roll back miscarriage reporting requirements
A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine likely to amend its strict mining laws in the coming months
But the changes could be significant, requiring public hearings and months of information gathering before they go into effect.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Civil rights group may seek federal probe of Maine’s indigent defense system
A forthcoming report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will detail shortcomings of legal services for the state’s poor.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News, Politics
Longtime Maine Public Radio journalist Mal Leary dies at 72
Known as the dean of the State House press corps, Leary covered politics for 45 years for radio, TV and print, and even started his own news service.
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Drill battery caused explosion, truck fire outside governor’s mansion, authorities say
A lithium ion battery in the truck’s bed spontaneously combusted Thursday, causing the vehicle to burst into flames, investigators determined.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Right to housing among a flood of proposed state constitutional amendments
Rep. Benjamin Collings, D-Portland, hopes it would lead to new policies requiring more housing assistance and resources.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine State House complex security under review, public safety chief tells lawmaker
Rep. Michele Meyer, who voiced concerns, had an unsettling encounter nearly 2 years ago with a man who’s now charged with trying to storm the U.S. Capitol.
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Face shields worn by 2 lawmakers not effective against transmission of COVID-19, says Maine CDC
Top lawmakers are urging their colleagues to stop ‘trying to skirt basic health and safety rules’ with face shields that the state’s health agency says don’t protect adequately against coronavirus transmission.