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PublishedJanuary 25, 2025
Bipartisan bill would give Maine Legislature control over future state investigations
The proposal is partly in response to the formation of the commission to investigate the Lewiston mass shooting, which some lawmakers felt should have involved their input.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2025
Maine cities, nonprofits ask lawmakers to reject proposed limit on housing assistance
Lawmakers are told that a proposal to limit General Assistance housing support would put hundreds of families at risk of eviction.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2025
Lawmakers criticize state official for withholding annual cannabis report
The annual report was due a year ago and never submitted to lawmakers, one of whom has asked for an investigation.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2025
Gun safety advocates turn in signatures to force fall referendum on red flag law
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says it collected more than 80,000 signatures in an effort to put the measure on the ballot in November.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2025
Nonprofit agencies say Mills administration’s cutbacks jeopardize health services
A decision to revoke cost-of-living increases in reimbursements for Medicaid services this month came as a surprise to nonprofits.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2025
Gov. Mills proposes 3-month limit on emergency housing assistance
The proposal in the governor's update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state's General Assistance program.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
Maine hospitals sound alarm about proposed cuts in Gov. Mills’ budget
The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital operators.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2025
Republican proposal would repeal 72-hour wait on firearms purchases
House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
Maine Republicans vow to oppose any budget with tax increases
Gov. Janet Mills' 2-year budget proposal, which she unveiled last week, will be reviewed and refined by lawmakers in the coming months.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
Maine lawmakers set limits on vague placeholder bills
The new rules would require bill details to be posted online at least 2 days before a public hearing.
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