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PublishedJanuary 5, 2020
Health care, corrections, broadband at top of state legislative agenda
The Legislature will return with a long list of work before including another attempt to pass a package of borrowing bills aimed at building infrastructure and boosting the economy.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2020
Maine Voices: Anniversary a reminder that reproductive health is still under attack
Today, the attacks on abortion providers are most often in the courts and state legislatures.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
New Maine law requires private insurers to cover cost of hearing aids
The law taking effect New Year's Day, requiring private health insurance companies and the state's Medicaid program to cover hearing aids, could benefit the estimated 173,000 Mainers who have hearing impairment.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan
Maine's minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2019
Commentary: Maine should take part in regional effort to cut transportation pollution
The Transportation and Climate Initiative will deliver economic, health and environmental benefits.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2019
Our View: Maine communities will need state’s help to move ahead on broadband
Those with inadequate access to high-speed internet should get funding for infrastructure improvements.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2019
Commentary: Gov. Mills leading the way as clean-energy transition comes to Maine
The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
Chemists, growers voice concerns over Maine marijuana lab testing requirements
The Office of Marijuana Policy took public testimony on its proposal to roll out required lab testing of marijuana and marijuana products in two phases as the state gears up for retail sales in March.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2019
Maine Voices: Intellectually disabled Mainers and their families counting on state for help
A mother wants to know when her daughter can build her adult life, with the assistance she needs to succeed.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Panel considers gas tax, state money to boost Maine’s highway funding
A commission scheduled to finish work at the end of 2019 will ask for more time to draft a long-term solution to Maine's road funding shortfall.
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