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PublishedNovember 10, 2019
Commentary: State of Maine is an unfit guardian for intellectually disabled adults
DHHS’ fiscal obligations cannot be squared with its obligation to act in its wards' best interests.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2019
To meet renewable energy goals, Maine must take charge on big battery incentives
A 14-member study group is examining the economic, environmental and energy benefits of storage.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2019
Rep. Fecteau: Maine can’t wait to act on affordable housing
Bills addressing tax credits and local land-use policies could jump-start work on this issue.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2019
Our View: Cable television fights Maine law – and the future
While younger generations flock to streaming services, the cable industry is holding on to an unfair, overly expensive way of doing business.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Gun control advocates undeterred by failed Maine bills
They say they plan to keep pushing for tighter gun controls even though several proposals were rejected for consideration in the coming legislative session.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2019
Vacancy on state ethics panel poses election-year risks
Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature have been unable to settle on an independent nominee for the Maine Ethics Commission, which has been functioning with just four members for 19 months.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats try to keep banning binge going
Bills that would ban plastic straws and vaping could get a spot on the second session agenda alongside strict gun control legislation.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Maine Voices: It’s time to out Big Tobacco’s targeting of the LGBTQ community
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the nation, and LGBT Mainers are among the hardest hit.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Legislative leaders reject latest round of Maine gun-control measures
The Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America faults top lawmakers for not allowing consideration of any of the 7 bills in the session that begins in January.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
About 300,000 Maine homeowners will get $100 each in property tax relief
Mainers who pay property taxes and are eligible for the state's Homestead Exemption program can expect to get checks for roughly $100 by January or February.
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