A new poll has Republican Gov. Paul LePage winning several three-way race scenarios featuring Eliot Cutler as an independent.
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Bar public from concealed-guns data, Maine panel says
Legislators back keeping information on individual permit holders private, but more general statistics may still stay public.
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Marijuana advocates plan protest of Wellness Connection
The Hallowell rally on Friday will protest the company’s use of pesticides and its treatment of workers.
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Legislature kills GOP-backed capital-gains tax break
The Democratic majority rejects arguments that lowering the tax would stimulate economically beneficial investments to offset lost revenue
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Youth tanning ban goes to LePage; veto expected
Democrats say the ban is a public health issue, but Republicans say it removes parental discretion.
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Maine House votes to override LePage veto, but Senate one vote short
The moves come a day after the governor’s veto of a bill that would require state and federal agencies and private companies to honor payment agreements with county registers of deeds.
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House Democrats determine fate of two Maine tax bills
The state’s earned income tax credit for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers would double under a bill approved Tuesday.
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Maine Medicaid debate: Cost vs. benefits
Backers and skeptics make their cases on a bill seeking to have Maine cover more people under Obamacare.
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Maine Senate approves hike in minimum wage
The bill would raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour by 2016 to catch up with cost-of-living increases, but Gov. LePage may veto it.
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Committee tables bill to promote Maine lobster
The proposal is expected to face the full Legislature after details about how to fund the deal are decided.