Among the measures is a bill that could ban drug felons from welfare and prohibit food stamps to buy soda.
2013
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Alan Kelley retires as Somerset, Kennebec counties district attorney
AUGUSTA — After 33 years on the job, the last 12 months as acting district attorney in Kennebec and Somerset counties, prosecutor Alan Kelley retired Monday from his state job.
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Emus and lobsters and bears, oh my!
All over New England, the past year brought headlines so strange we couldn’t make them up.
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Congress approves new taxes on richest in ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
The drawn-out ‘fiscal cliff’ drama ends as the House of Representatives postpones automatic spending cuts and signs off on higher tax rates for the wealthy.
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Political brinksmanship still threatens US economy
Another standoff is likely to arrive as early as February when Congress will need to raise the $16.4 trillion federal borrowing limit so the government can keep paying its bills.
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F. Lee Bailey denied bid to practice law in Maine
The Maine Board of Bar Examiners rules that Bailey hadn’t demonstrated that he possesses “the requisite honesty and integrity.”
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Maine pharmacy robberies doubled in 2012
The troubling trend came in a year that otherwise was relatively safe, says a Maine State Police spokesman.
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Biddeford man accidentally shoots own knee
The man was cleaning his gun when it went off, police said.
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Recovery effort for 3 sledders suspended
When the wind subsides, searchers plan to use sonar to locate the men who drove into open water Sunday.
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Winter fishing season kicks off in Maine
Besides ice fishing, the state now allows fishermen to cast their rods in open waters of lakes, ponds and streams during the winter.