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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Maine lawmakers look to study reforms to qualified immunity for police
The Legislature's Judiciary Committee discusses two bills on the doctrine that shields police and other public employees from frivolous lawsuits but has come under new scrutiny since the murder of George Floyd.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Maine House speaker stands ground on COVID mask mandate
A policy requiring that people entering the State House wear face coverings remains, even with mask mandates lifted in other places.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Legislative panel votes down bill to penalize drug companies for price gouging
The pharmaceutical industry has made it clear that it will sue Maine if the state approves the ‘excessive pricing’ bill, which now goes to the full Legislature.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Maine school boards and superintendents oppose bill to create binding arbitration
The proposed legislation would allow public employees to strike if their employer failed to carry out the arbitrator's determinations.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Our View: Maine should invest in early childhood programs
A bill before the Legislature would take a successful Somerset County program statewide.
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PublishedMay 26, 2021
Bill would ban distribution of remote classes recorded in Maine schools
While the bill's sponsor says it aims to prevent snippets of a class from being taken out of context or used in a way to harm teachers, opponents say it stands in the way of transparency.
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PublishedMay 26, 2021
Our View: Free meals do wonders for students, their schools
Maine’s Legislature should not hesitate to pass a bill from Senate President Troy Jackson to provide breakfast and lunch with no strings attached.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Maine bill to require companies to pay for packaging disposal clears committee
Companies could reduce their liability by creating independent recycling programs or reducing the amount of packaging on the products they sell.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Portland legislator pushes for Portland-Lewiston rail service
The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Ben Chipman, is set to be taken up Tuesday by the joint transportation committee.
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