Republicans said the bill will spark jobs. Democrats said Maine has no plan to pay for this and it’ll create a permanent fiscal crisis.

The photo was released in advance of Manson’s parole hearing Wednesday. Manson was convicted of nine brutal murders in 1969.

Parents say redefining autism would exclude up to 40 percent of autistic children, cutting them off from valuable services.

The state will allocate $300,000 to study the feasibility of a private highway connecting New Brunswick to Quebec, Canada, which would run through northern Maine.