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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
$450 relief checks could begin arriving in late January
If passed by the full Legislature as expected on Jan. 4, the first checks would be mailed to qualified taxpayers in late January.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Legislative committee supports heating aid package that includes $450 checks
The vote came after an hours-long public hearing where advocates and lawmakers urged passage of the original $473 million bill to provide emergency heating and energy relief, and rental assistance.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2022
Lawmakers agree to public hearing on $450 emergency checks, boosting heating aid
Legislative leaders formed a committee to receive public testimony on a $473 million emergency heating and energy plan, whose centerpiece would be immediate payments to most Mainers.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Maine Voices: Gun violence is neither far off nor impossible in our state
The Sandy Hook shootings made me realize that if I wanted gun violence to end, I couldn’t wait around for others to end it.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
Two state senators propose smaller heating aid plan
A bipartisan proposal to help Mainers afford heat and electricity this winter would drastically scale back Gov. Janet Mills' $474 million emergency package that Senate Republicans blocked last week.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2022
From big reelection win to partisan pushback, what lies ahead in Mills’ second term?
While Gov. Janet Mills didn't get the votes she needed for an emergency heating assistance package last week, she goes into a second term with a Democratic majority in the Legislature and projected budget surpluses.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Bill to provide heating aid and relief checks unlikely to pass before January
Citing the expedited process, Republicans in the Maine Senate blocked the emergency bill Wednesday, but it will come up again, likely when the Legislature reconvenes after the holidays.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Plan to provide heating assistance and relief checks fails in Maine Senate
Republicans in the Maine Senate rejected the bill, which fell short of getting a two-thirds majority needed to pass as emergency legislation and take effect immediately.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Rachel Talbot Ross becomes first Black speaker of Maine House
The new legislative session began on a historic note with the Portland Democrat getting sworn in 50 years after father became the state's first Black lawmaker.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Maine Republicans want to strip tax benefits from businesses that boycott lobster
The lawmakers' bill would penalize companies such as Whole Foods that refuse to buy Maine products because they don't carry a stamp of approval from a third party.
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