Initial votes Monday indicated lawmakers are unlikely to pass changes Republicans had sought to repeal the program or make it voluntary.
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State police investigating death in Lewiston
Maine State Police wrote in a press release that there is no threat to the public.
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Opportunity Alliance to pay nearly $350,000 in settlement related to drug tests
The Department of Justice says the nonprofit social services organization submitted ineligible reimbursement requests for drug testing at its Morrison Place site in Portland from 2018-21.
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LIHEAP cut proposed in Trump’s budget would hurt 45,000 Mainers
While President Trump has proposed eliminating the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, local officials are split on whether Congress will follow through.
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Kennebunkport’s Graves Library offers upcoming sessions that highlight history, painting and a birthday
Kennebunk resident Bill Grabin will visit Graves Memorial Library in Kennebunkport on Saturday, June 7, at 1 p.m. to give an overview of the Just History Project website recently launched by the Brick Store Museum. Grabin will go through the goals of the website and how to contribute to the ongoing resource. The Just History […]
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Standish transfer station trials new schedule, raises fees
The transfer station will now be open six days a week, and will be raising ticket prices for the first time in 23 years.
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Gov. Mills warns that federal Medicaid cuts would directly harm Mainers
As the Trump administration’s sweeping budget and policy bill moves to the Senate this week, Gov. Janet Mills used a radio address to repeat her concerns about the budget cuts’ potential impacts on health care in Maine.
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Maine Republicans say Democrats broke law by denying hearing on ‘red flag’ gun initiative
The proposal, which is headed toward a statewide referendum this fall, would make it easier to take guns from people believed to pose a danger to themselves or others.
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Lisbon residents decry 11% town budget hike: ‘We can’t afford this’
Townspeople spoke for nearly an hour last week about their dissatisfaction with the proposal, which is made worse by an error by town officials last year.
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Gov. Mills signs law designating Jan. 6 as ‘day to remember’
The new law will require the governor to sign a proclamation each year honoring the resilience of democracy during the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol.