The Hallowell rally on Friday will protest the company’s use of pesticides and its treatment of workers.
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Legislature kills GOP-backed capital-gains tax break
The Democratic majority rejects arguments that lowering the tax would stimulate economically beneficial investments to offset lost revenue
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Panel delays decision on review of Portland charter school
The Legislature’s oversight committee is waiting until state regulators consider the school’s licensing.
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House Democrats determine fate of two Maine tax bills
The state’s earned income tax credit for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers would double under a bill approved Tuesday.
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Two rebuked, as tempers flare at union bills hearing
A legislative hearing on bills to make Maine a right-to-work state turns contentious.
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Marijuana group wins dinner with LePage
A medical-marijuana trade group surprised attendees at a legislative auction Thursday by outbidding party leaders to win a pricey dinner for four with Gov. Paul LePage. The auction, to benefit the Legislative Memorial Scholarship Fund, raises money for scholarship awards of up to $1,000 for one student from each Maine county attending a Maine higher-education […]
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Employees at medical marijuana site join union
HALLOWELL – Employees at Maine’s largest medical marijuana dispensary group have unionized — they say against management’s wishes — days after a state investigation set off by workers found the company violated state laws and rules. According to an employee, “a majority” of Wellness Connection employees have joined the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, […]
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Prospective LePage rivals back minimum wage increase
All are Democrats, but independent Eliot Cutler and the governor prefer other ways to boost paychecks for low-income workers.
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Maine backs Indian father’s parental rights
The state joins a lawsuit before the Supreme Court in which an adoptive couple is challenging a 1978 law.
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Gun-control group to aim at Collins in Maine TV ads
The $12 million ad buy in selected states is designed to build support for universal background checks, including guns sold at shows or in private transactions.