The Maine Child Safety and Family Wellbeing report establishes a framework for future policy decisions and proposes $1 million in seed funding to launch a public education campaign and provide technical assistance to help community providers close service gaps.
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Maine lobstermen facing another rule that may affect their catch
A new rule could limit the minimum size of lobsters that can be legally harvested. Fishermen say the specifics would mean crossing 1-pound lobsters off the menu.
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L.L. Bean unveils details of its $50 million Freeport campus makeover
Last week, the retail giant announced plans to broaden outdoor spaces, merge outdoor equipment and revamp entrances, walkways and parking at its flagship store in Freeport.
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Gun debate returns to Augusta amid rise in mass shootings nationwide
Lawmakers will continue to hear more gun rights and gun control bills in the coming days, and behind-the-scenes discussions are just beginning on a proposal aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of people who are prohibited from having them.
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Maine lawmaker calls for sweeping review of state constitution
Democratic Sen. Craig Hickman wants to create a 13-member, bipartisan commission to study and recommend changes to state government.
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Maine rivers face increasing flood threat, research shows
The Northeast is seeing some of the biggest changes in rainfall quantity and intensity, according to the National Climate Assessment.
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Landlords pour more money into proposed rent control change
The Committee to Improve Rent Control has raised about 8 times as much cash as its opponents as the June 13 referendum approaches.
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Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too?
The fishery has less than 6 years to come up with a new way of harvesting its catch – or risk regulations that could put lobstermen out of business.
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With COVID-19 public health emergency ending, Maine CDC website to stop updating vaccination numbers
The state will still update COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations and deaths.
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Anti-abortion bills draw advocates back to Maine’s State House
While the crowd was much smaller than the one that packed the Capitol for Monday’s abortion debate, lawmakers heard several hours of testimony Friday on bills proposed by abortion opponents.