The 4,000-member organization is the fifth state medical association to pass a resolution calling for universal health care insurance coverage.
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Maine’s rural counties scramble to fill gaps in police patrols
As state police pull back on routine patrols of rural areas, some county officials are banding together to take the fight to the state level.
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From 25 years ago, lessons for Maine as it begins to distribute opioid settlement money
Loose oversight and political ambitions have directed some funds from a 1998 tobacco settlement away from their original target of curbing tobacco use.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine forestry companies granted state funds despite environmental violations
ND Paper Inc. and T&D Wood Energy LLC, announced in December as recipients for hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant money, have been cited multiple times over the past several years.
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As opioid settlement funds reach Maine, debate arises over how to use them
A nationwide coalition urges support for community-based organizations while some municipalities already plan to expand existing programs.
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Three Maine companies hit with environmental penalties
Firms in Portland, Old Town and Milbridge agree to pay fines in cases centered around potentially damaging chemicals.
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Maine State Police end patrols in Washington County, leaving communities scrambling
Dozens of vacancies and a policy of troopers being reassigned to speciality units creates a rural policing void.
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Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry
Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.
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Road to one of Maine’s most popular hikes falls into jurisdictional limbo
Access to the Tumbledown Mountain trails has been hampered by flooding, and state and county officials have entered talks to see who foots the repair bill.
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Maine planners grappling with short-term rentals consider new regulations
The Land Use Planning Commission has received complaints about renters from permanent residents.