The coalition – called Tobacco Free Maine Works – is an offshoot of the Flavors Hook Kids Maine lobbying effort to ban flavored tobacco products.
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Judge dismisses Maine hospitals’ opioid lawsuit against drug companies
Cumberland County Judge Michael Duddy ruled that Northern Light Health’s hospital system was not directly harmed by the opioid epidemic.
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Sheriff’s deputy, his dog, and a passerby allegedly attacked by man on Richmond roadside
Shane M. Sawler, of Bath, was arrested on several charges.
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Judge rules against Portland diocese, allows childhood abuse lawsuits to move forward
Superior Justice Thomas McKeon gave the diocese 21 days to appeal his decision to uphold a law that allows Mainers with previously expired claims of child sexual abuse to sue their alleged abusers.
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Breeze Airways to fly from Portland to Charleston and Tampa
In addition to the year-round service, the budget airline also will have summer flights connecting Portland with Norfolk, Virginia, and Pittsburgh.
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Lawmakers consider state buyback program for farms ruined by tainted sludge
But there is disagreement about the best way to reimburse the growing number of farmers whose livelihoods have been devastated by forever chemicals, especially those who already have been waiting years for help.
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School until late June or thousands of dollars in unbudgeted expenses?
Districts, including those based in Augusta, Gardiner and Winthrop, are no longer reimbursed for providing students meals on remote learning days, complicating efforts to reschedule missed hours of instruction.
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Bill aims to further protect tenants from landlord retaliation
The legislation would protect tenants who contest rent increases because of unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, proponents say.
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Proposed rules call for closer monitoring of petroleum tank air emissions
The proposed rules have would require ‘fenceline monitoring’ for hazardous compounds that cause various health problems.
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Richmond must drastically increase short-term school budget and hire administrators as soon as possible, consultant says
“The financial consequences of not being ready are far more serious than the fact you might be short,” consultant Jack Turcott told the committee overseeing the town’s transition out of Regional School Unit 2.