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‘Heed This Call': Advocates Urge Mills To Sign Stronger Good Samaritan Law Amid Opioid Crisis
While the bill faces additional votes in the House and Senate, the fight will now likely center around urging Mills not to veto it.
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House Advances Zoning Reform Bill As Maine Seeks To Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis
LD 2003 is an effort to begin to address Maine’s affordable housing crisis by reducing barriers to the construction of units.
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Native Community Development Group Works To Boost Wabanaki Economies
Indigenous Mainers are working on a plan to boost tourism for the state's five Wabanaki Nations.
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How The LePage Administration's Delays And Denials Deepened Maine's PFAS Crisis
Environmental experts believe LePage’s gubernatorial tenure set the state back years in dealing with the "forever chemicals" crisis.
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Campaign To Strengthen Good Samaritan Law Wins Fight In Maine Senate
The vote in support of the more substantive bill was 22-12, with some Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the legislation.
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State House Rift May Doom Effort To Track Solitary Confinement In Maine
Advocates say some lawmakers tried to silence investigation into a punishment the United Nations calls torture.
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Maine Legislature Approves Bill To Close Juniper Ridge Out-Of-State Waste Loophole
The legislation, LD 1639, sponsored by Sen. Anne Carney will now go to Gov. Janet Mills for consideration.
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‘Slow-Moving Catastrophe': Maine's Housing Crisis Complicates Asylum Seeker Resettlement
Portland officials will soon face a problem many saw coming from a great distance.
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Maine Labor Organizers, State Lawmakers Call Out Federal Inaction On Climate, Health Care
Activists joined labor and State House leaders on Wednesday in Augusta to call on Maine’s congressional delegation to take up key policies.
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House Passes Bill Backed By Large Coalition To Address Passamaquoddy Water Crisis
LD 906 was approved on a 103-35 vote, with some Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the bill.
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Man Incarcerated At Maine State Prison Alleges Culture Of Abuse Within Facility
Gaven Charest, 22, said problems began for him soon after he came to Maine State Prison around October 2019.
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‘Water Is Life:' Hundreds March On Blaine House For Passamaquoddy Water Rights
Hundreds gathered in front of the State House on Monday to urge the Maine Legislature to pass a bill to address the unsafe water system.
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U.S. Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘America At Its Best,' To Supreme Court
The 53-47 vote comes just six weeks after President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Jackson from the White House.
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Wins And Losses For Big Environmental Bills As Session Enters Final Weeks
The legislative session is now in its final scheduled month. Here are some of the decisions lawmakers made this week.
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Podcast: Better Targeting Maine's One-Time Checks Could Fund Health Care And Housing
Beacon hosts provide an update on the last days of the Maine legislative session and what issues are coming to a vote.
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Lawmakers Pass Bill To Protect Election Workers Amid Increase In Threats
The bill adds a reporting procedure to document threats against workers and volunteers.
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Lawmakers Rebuke Municipal Association's ‘Bad Faith' Resistance To Zoning Reform
Reforms were "significantly watered down" after running into resistance from the Maine Municipal Association.
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Bill To Create Right To Healthy Environment In Maine Fails Amid Attacks By GOP Lawmakers
The proposed policy is part of a movement to secure “green amendments” protecting the right to a healthy environment.
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Students, Advocates Applaud New Law That Bans Withholding Transcripts Over Debt
"For too many Maine students, especially those with low incomes, transcript withholding has been a trap."
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Biden Administration To Halt Pandemic Policy Blocking Migrants Who Claim Asylum
The policy will end on May 23.