Local & State
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Portland may soon charge electric-vehicle drivers to plug in, and zap those who stay too long
More communities in Maine and around the country are considering fees for charging stations that initially were free to use, in part to shift the costs from taxpayers to users.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Activists call on Sen. Collins to support voting rights act
About 40 people gathered on the Portland City Hall plaza Wednesday night to voice support the For The People Act, which Collins voted against earlier this year.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Portland’s new rent control ordinance survives legal challenge by landlords
A judge upholds the city's voter-approved protections for renters, including limits on rent increases.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Portland police launch separate investigations into gunshots, illegal fireworks Monday night
Police say shots were fired about a block away from where a large crowd was setting off illegal fireworks in East Bayside.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Rattled by increase in airplane noise, Peaks Islanders are the latest to seek relief
'We have more planes coming over Peaks Island now than we have at any time in our history,' one resident says.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
New Maine law prohibits offshore wind farms in state waters
But the compromise still encourages the development of offshore wind technology in federal waters off Maine.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Maine’s highest court sides with town of Madison in battle over former paper mill’s valuation
The decision ends a years-long battle that has cost Madison taxpayers nearly $200,000 in legal fees.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Canadian tribes threaten to sue over transmission corridor
The tribes contend that more than a third of the electricity will be produced from dams on land the tribes never ceded to the Canadian government.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Maine reports its lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate on record
The rate is a key indicator of how widely the virus is circulating in the community.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Legal gray area allows opening of cannabis-friendly campground in Harrison
Although marijuana social clubs and other businesses for onsite consumption are prohibited, private campgrounds exist in a 'murky' legal area.
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