Proposed legislation would suspend inspection and dissemination of concealed-weapons permit data.

The governor’s emergency bill is a response to a Bangor newspaper’s now-rescinded request for public information on permit holders.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center claimed the MMA had violated the center’s free-speech rights by opposing tax campaigns.

The plan veers from Gov. LePage’s original proposal by keeping a drug program for the elderly and less cuts to mental-health services, among other changes.

The assessment comes after Gov. LePage says he wants to change the way Maine spends the money.

Maine’s DHHS chief says the state’s decision a decade ago to increase Medicaid eligibility didn’t live up to expectations.

But differences emerge on proposals by the governor on charter school funding and aid to cities and towns.

Analysts also criticize his plan to suspend municipal revenue sharing for two years.