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PublishedApril 3, 2020
Our View: Don’t let companies off the hook for their role in opioid epidemic
An investigation by ProPublica found evidence that Walmart sent millions of doses of opioid painkillers to criminal doctors.
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PublishedApril 3, 2020
Our View: Don’t let companies off the hook for their role in opioid epidemic
ProPublica describes how the Justice Department stopped the prosecution of Walmart for filling suspicious prescriptions, in Maine and around the country.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Man pleads guilty to gun possession after Walmart threat in Maine
Jeremy Rogers, who was arrested in Rockport, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Bill seeks to bar large retailers from using the ‘dark store loophole’ in property tax battles
The bill, expected to appear before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Tuesday, would require that retail sales facilities more than 20,000 square feet be valued based on current use, or, if vacant, according to their highest and best use. Walmart recently challenged Brunswick's valuation of its Cook's Corner property, a move that could cost the town more than $200,000 in tax revenue.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2019
Walmart settles disabled Maine worker’s discrimination lawsuit
The retail giant will pay a former Augusta cashier $80,000 in back wages and change its disability reassignment policy nationwide.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2019
Greg Kesich: We are more than just consumers
Citizens who are working together have more power than individuals who are deciding what they want to buy.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition, ask customers not to open carry
The announcement comes days after a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas and two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Bill Nemitz: The good news: A mass shooting didn’t happen in Maine last week
How can we head off the threat of a mass shooting? Police in Maine, alerted by a woman in New York, just did.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2019
Walmart pulls violent game displays but will still sell guns
Walmart spokeswoman Tara House said Friday that Walmart is taking the actions, "out of respect for the incidents of the past week."
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
Walmart wrestles with how to respond to active shooters
Three days after a man opened fire at one of its stores in El Paso, Texas, and left at least 22 dead, the nation's largest retailer is faced with how to make its workers and customers feel safe.
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