A petition seeking a statewide referendum on whether to end recreational sales and add oversight to the medical marijuana industry was not submitted in time to qualify for the November 2026 ballot.
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Posted inHealth, News
Dentists testify in favor of bill that would reduce wait times for children
The proposed bill would increase reimbursement rates for pediatric patients who need general anesthesia for dental work.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Are Republicans trying again to impeach Shenna Bellows?
Bellows ignited controversy last month by pausing the issuing of undercover license plates for federal law enforcement.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
ICE pulled detainees from Cumberland County Jail. That could hurt taxpayers.
The agency already owes the jail more than $1 million for having housed detainees over the past several months. The county manager says both issues are causing budgeting headaches.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Cumberland-North Yarmouth ed techs picket for new union contract
Ed techs and school secretaries in MSAD 51 have been working without a contract since July 1.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine officials concerned by ‘lack of cooperation’ from UPS in ballot investigation last fall, records show
UPS says it fully cooperated with the state and that its internal investigation shows that the ‘box containing the ballots was damaged and the contents were inadvertently repackaged in a different shipment.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine to get $4M in private funds to improve education, work options in correctional facilities
Only 4 states were selected by a national nonprofit to receive grant money and technological assistance to create education, job training and workforce pathways for current and formerly incarcerated people.
Posted inMaine, News
Sandy Pines Campground in Kennebunkport set to go up for auction
The resort campground — and its glamping-style tents, cabins and other amenities — are scheduled to be sold to the highest bidder on March 5, but the current owner says it’s hoping for a resolution before then.
Posted inLetters
Grateful for Maine legislators work on health fund | Letter
We would like to thank the Maine State Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee for its recent leadership and unanimous support for strengthening and protecting the Fund for a Healthy Maine (FHM), a cornerstone of Maine’s public health and prevention efforts. One bill directs a portion of the state’s tobacco excise tax revenue to the […]
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Albion driver pleads guilty in deaths of twin toddlers
Benjamin Lancaster will serve 15 years in prison for striking twin 2 1/2 year-old boys while their mother was pushing them in a stroller and then leaving the scene.