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Group including lobstermen wants state to clamp down on aquaculture licenses

Organizers of a petition demand a moratorium on large aquaculture leases while additional rules are drafted.

Independent Danielle Ravyn VanHelsing seeks campaign cash while cleaning up Maine.

Maine’s 2nd District congressman argues campaign finance with Kevin McCarthy on the House floor.

A lawmaker’s complaint triggers the review, which the Attorney General’s Office confirmed this week.

by Associated Press March 7, 2019March 7, 2019

The 2 bills are proposed by Democratic lawmakers and take different approaches to eliminating the time change.

Maine’s senior senator, who opposed the president in 2016, says she needs to work with Trump in the meantime.

Maine Democrat comes under fire from gun control group and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

A national movement would alter the role of the Electoral College and become law if enough states, including Maine, support the change.

Conservative lawmakers long have pushed for requiring government-issued photo IDs at the polls, despite a lack of evidence of voter fraud.

Bill would drop requirement that students bring a permission slip before possessing or using sunscreen.