Despite the savings, some worry rural Maine would lose its voice in Augusta.
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Bills would let billboardspop up again in Maine
Proposals to loosen the state’s ban spark debate over the impact of the 1977 law on businesses. For more than 30 years, Maine has banned the large advertising signs, along with only Vermont, Alaska and Hawaii.
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Maine regulatory reform package heads for committee action
The bill, which aims to make Maine more business friendly, is called a ‘culture change.’
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Concealed weapons bill moves forward
A legislative panel endorses a bill to allow permit holders to carry a gun in the State House complex.
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LePage: Progress on reform too slow
He says he wanted to do more in his first 100 days, but Democrats and the process aren’t cooperating.
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First responders decry bill that would curb workers’ mental illness coverage
The bill, proposed by Topsham’s Kerri Prescott, takes aim at ‘unreliable’ workers’ comp claims.
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Witnesses debate bill to restrict transgenders’ restroom choices
They’d have to use one that’s a biological match, and bias lawsuits would be barred.
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Bills to loosen gun laws have opponents fired up
But one bill would allow Maine cities and towns to restrict the carrying of guns in municipal offices.
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Lawmakers hear testimony on gun measures
Members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee are hearing public testimony on a slew of gun-related measures today, most that would expand gun rights.
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Court asked to force labor mural return
“Our Constitution prohibits our government from taking down artwork simply because it disagrees with a viewpoint.”