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PublishedMarch 28, 2018
Maine Senate supports $45 million in tax credits for BIW
The 25-9 vote follows approval Tuesday in the House.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Maine public will get a say on dropping proficiency-based graduation standards
Lawmakers decide that public testimony is needed on a proposal that would repeal one of Gov. Paul LePage's signature education initiatives.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
Sides poised for battle over $111 million state tax cut
Republicans say aligning state income taxes with the new federal code will improve the business climate, but Democrats are way of a 'cut first, ask questions later' approach that could sharply reduce revenues for state services.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
LePage asks for nearly $1 million to keep attorneys in DHHS
Lawmakers cut lawyers in the department in the two-year budget passed last summer.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
Maine Voices: Bill would put thousands of Maine’s special-needs children at risk
It seeks to dissolve Child Development Services, which is best able to serve kids as young as age 3.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
State proposes shifting responsibility to towns for special education for 3- to 5-year-olds
Legislation to be heard Monday would shift the job away from the Maine Department of Education, which is struggling to meet children's needs.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
Specialists in marijuana extraction may finally get own state license
But if the bill fails, cannabis caregivers fear extraction labs will close and certified patients will be forced to go underground to get the medicine they need.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2018
Lobbyists dole out $1 million in Maine
A California billionaire who is pushing for a crime victim's bill of rights leads the pack this year.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2018
Senate approves $5.5 million for prison LePage wants to close
A similar bill lacked support last week in the House, making the funding's prospects uncertain.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2018
Lawmakers uphold veto of Bar Harbor port authority bill
Gov. Paul LePage called the proposal a needless creation of bureaucracy.
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