politics
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Petition seeks ropeless lobster fishing in Gulf of Maine to protect whales
The Pew Charitable Trusts wants to adopt seasonal lobster closures in the Gulf of Maine to protect the endangered right whale.
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PublishedJune 5, 2020
Trump opens marine monument to fishermen, promises trade relief
Reopening this southern New England territory to commercial fishing has political appeal in Maine, but little practical impact.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit
Maine Cannabis Coalition says the state's decision to violate its own marijuana law will put residents at a competitive disadvantage.
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PublishedMay 13, 2020
Supreme Court justices fear ‘chaos’ if states can’t bind presidential electors’ votes
So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a contest with a razor-thin margin.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
The View From Here: The message of the mask
Showing that you care for the wellbeing of others has been twisted into a cause for pointless rebellion.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Maine nets $20 million in federal bailout of U.S. fishing industry
Maine's cut of the $300 million in funding under the CARES Act is nation's fifth-highest.
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PublishedApril 8, 2020
Sanders ends bid for presidency, leaving Biden as likely nominee
President Trump sought to foment the tension among Democrats by tweeting Wednesday that the party stacked the race against the Vermont senator.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2020
Industry wins some, loses some in changes to medical marijuana reform bill
A legislative committee strips out a ban on small extraction labs, federal background checks, plant size limits and fines from a department-backed bill, but adds a testing requirement.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill
The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
State’s plan for special cannabis crimes unit sparks outrage
Marijuana advocates see the proposal for a 4-person division of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate marijuana crimes as an effort to outlaw the drug again.
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