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Here Are Some Of The Important Bills Passed By The Maine Legislature This Week
The Maine Legislature continued to move bills through the process last week during session days in Augusta on Tuesday and Thursday.
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Advocates Frustrated By Lack Of Action To Restore Health Coverage To Low Income Immigrants
Leaders of the campaign supporting the bill said they will push for the policy to be included in this year’s state budget.
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MIAC ‘Shadow Report' Raises Questions About Surveillance, Targeting Of Vulnerable Mainers
MIAC is part of the Department of Homeland Security’s network of state-run “fusion centers” created after 9/11.
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Brown Jackson Wins Bipartisan Support For U.S. Supreme Court With Collins Backing
Collins said in a statement Jackson had “sterling” academic and professional credentials.
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Poll: Mainers Prefer Investments In Housing, Infrastructure Over One-Time Checks
More than 50 percent of Mainers say the state should use an unprecedented revenue surplus to address long-unmet needs.
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Coalition Calls For Legislature To Pass Tribal Sovereignty, Address Housing And Health Crises
The group Vision for an Equitable Maine highlighted four issues areas and urged bold action on each of them.
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Report: Too Many Youth Incarcerated In Maine, Across U.S.
Research from The Sentencing Project showed juveniles are overwhelmingly being detained for low-level offenses.
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Biden Proposes Billionaire Tax To Pay For Increased Spending On Military, Public Health
Biden sought to highlight that increased spending in his fiscal 2023 request wouldn’t mean boosting the annual deficit.
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Maine College Students Ask Schools To Stop Withholding Transcripts Over Debt
The bill will face additional votes in both chambers before advancing to the desk of Gov. Janet Mills.
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Consumer-Owned Power Advocates Propose Series Of Changes To Strengthen Mills' Utility Bill
A committee that oversees how best to deliver affordable, reliable, climate-friendly power to Mainers is split on the best path forward.
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Poll: Strong Majority Of Mainers Support Expanding Good Samaritan Law
Seventy percent of respondents support a bill that "expands protections for Mainers who call 911 for someone experiencing a drug overdose."
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Maine House And Senate Pass Slew Of Bills As Session Heats Up
It was a busy week at the State House in Augusta, as legislators met for in-person sessions on Tuesday and Thursday.
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Podcast: Legislative Lightning Round – From Dark Stores To Childcare To Campus Sexual Assault
Hosts of the Beacon podcast discuss seven bills that haven't had much public attention this session.
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‘It Isn't Too Late:' Mainers Call For Action On Housing Crisis As Legislative Session Winds Down
“Something has to change, soon,” said Tobin Williamson, the advocacy director for the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition.
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Local Campaign Finance Transparency Bill Faces Hurdles Over $1 Million Technology Cost
The bill will face further votes in the House and Senate.
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Legislature OKs Bill To Address ‘Dark Store' Tax Scheme, Measure To Lift Limits On Clean Syringes
Both bills are set up for final legislative approval.
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Mainers Spotlight Impact Of Affordable Care Act, Signed 12 Years Ago Today
In the last decade, the national uninsured rate has dropped from more than 30 percent in 2013 to just under nine percent in 2021.
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Report Calls For Maine To Decriminalize Drugs, Outlines Dangers Of Punishing Substance Use
The study was produced by the ACLU of Maine and the Maine Center for Economic Policy.
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U.S. Senate Hearings For Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson To Start Today
President Joe Biden’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court will field questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday.
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Beacon Podcast: The State House Floods And Some Bills Are Drowned
Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins the podcast this week to discuss the state budget.