The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Emily Cain, D-Orono, directs the Maine Department of Corrections to establish new standards for the state’s batterer-intervention programs.
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Bill Nemitz: A physician tries to heal the violence
He’s 78 now – an age when most successful surgeons are enjoying the good life. But not Bob McAfee . . .
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Tax credit bill for low-income Mainers clears Senate
A party-line vote sends the proposal to a joint legislative committee.
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Maine House: School superintendents can live anywhere
The House favors letting school boards ignore the live-in-the-district rule when choosing superintendents.
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Will Maine revive plan for climate change?
An Augusta hearing attracts groups urging a restart on efforts that were dropped in 2011.
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Bills to alter 2011 Maine health reforms debate
Democrats want to revive insurance rate reviews, but Republicans are opposed.
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Earned-income tax break passes Senate
But the close vote suggests Democrats won’t be able to override a potential veto by the governor, who likely won’t see the bill until June.
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LePage vetoes bill to ban youth tanning
The sponsor’s goal was to protect teen health, but LePage vetoes the effort as ‘government run amok.’
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TV ad backs LePage hospital payback plan
The ad urges lawmakers to support the governor’s plan to repay $484 million in Medicaid payments.
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Michaud, LePage spar on Medicaid
The posturing between the congressman and governor could hint of the 2014 gubernatorial race.