They want lawmakers to help keep sex offenders away from ballfields on Augusta’s east side.
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State officials open investigation of medical marijuana supplier
Wellness Connection of Maine, which grows marijuana for four dispensaries in Portland, Hallowell, Thomaston, and Brewer, described the investigation as “a comprehensive regulatory inspection” of the facility.
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Bill to extend St. Patrick’s Day bar hours caught in LePage limbo
The bill, and at least five others, is ensnared in a political standoff initiated by the governor, who has vowed to veto any bill that crosses his desk if the Legislature doesn’t first pass his plan to repay Maine’s hospitals.
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LePage takes fight on road
The governor says he’ll continue to withhold bonds until the hospital debt is resolved.
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LePage taking hospital debt plan on the road
The governor is visiting Auburn and Lewiston today to promote his plan to use revenue from a restructured liquor sales contract to repay Maine’s 39 hospitals.
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Democrats tell LePage to release voter approved bonds
Democrats say the governor is holding $104 million in voter-approved borrowing hostage.
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Maine lawmakers may delay drone regulations
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee has tabled a bill that would require police to obtain a warrant before deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Caught speeding, pay early – get a discount?
A Maine lawmaker thinks court dockets would be lighter if traffic violations had an early-pay incentive.
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National Democratic leader blasts Eliot Cutler
The chairman of the Democratic Governors Association says, “A vote for Eliot Cutler is a vote for Paul LePage.”
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Another Baldacci may run for Congress
A familiar name reacts to U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s gubernatorial comments, but it belongs to a lesser-known sibling.