But it wants to let permit holders carry weapons in state parks and let towns prohibit guns in buildings.

The preliminary approval passed 18-17 following extensive debate on the 38-year-old practice.

After extensive debate, the Maine Senate voted 18 to 17 in favor of a bill that would eliminate same-day voter registration in an initial vote on Wednesday.

The Maine Senate voted against a series of abortion-related measures on Wednesday, following similar action in the House, effectively killing the proposals.

The bills would require parental consent for minors, a waiting period and review of a brochure.

The House favors allowing permit holders to carry weapons in state parks, but a State House bill is killed.

The legislation would not limit access to abortion, the sponsor says, but the Senate rejects it, 18-15.

Democrats say the two bills create unnecessary hurdles to young, elderly and disabled voters.

The Maine Senate votes 18 to 15 today against a measure that would create new crimes, such as murder and assault, against ‘unborn children.’

Environmental lobbyists say the state might have misrepresented the federal agency’s position.