Local & State
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PublishedMay 23, 2017
Maine’s highest court rules ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional
The advisory opinion means lawmakers must start the process of amending the Constitution to allow the voter-approved law or repeal it, which is more likely.
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PublishedMay 23, 2017
Man injured in Belgrade shooting expected to face charges, sheriff says
Scott Bubar, 40, who is in the hospital after suffering a single gunshot wound, is under 24-hour guard because he's 'a danger to the public and law enforcement,' Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason said.
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PublishedMay 23, 2017
Truck spills foul-smelling chicken parts on St. John Street
The spill stretched for about a mile between Park and Brighton avenues.
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PublishedMay 23, 2017
Portland city budget omits aid for some asylum seekers
As many as 180 are subject to a law limiting state assistance to 24 months, and officials hope the Legislature can fix the issue.
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
Dr. Henry Ryan, former chief medical examiner in Maine, dies at 78
He modernized the office during his long tenure in the post, and was 'a force of nature in the forensic world,' the state's attorney general says.
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
Maine schools’ civil rights teams gather in Augusta
More than 550 students take part in the conference.
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
York residents voice opposition to plan to relocate toll plaza
Many of the roughly 200 people who attend a public hearing are concerned about light, noise and air pollution, and urge the Turnpike Authority to consider an all-electronic system.
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
LePage blocks installation of road signs to Katahdin national monument
The Maine Transportation Department says it's financially prudent to wait until a review affirms the federal designation, but a member of the family that donated the land calls it 'a poor excuse to be spiteful.'
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
Legislative committee wants answers about LePage plan to close prison
The governor's move to close the Downeast Correctional Facility in rural Washington County has prompted concerns and rumors.
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
Maine developer Michael Liberty faces jail time, fines for illegal political donations
He will be sentenced next month for setting up a fake political contribution scheme to hide donations.
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