It would ban fishermen from using sinkers and jigs made of lead, but some say the move is unnecessary.
Susan M. Cover
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Location of high-voltage lines targeted
Health concerns prompt a bill to require that new power lines be set back at least 300 feet from homes.
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Committee acts to keep offenders away from Augusta ballfields
Lawmakers move to prevent sex offenders from living near ballfields on the city’s east side.
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Lawmakers reject sale of AMHI houses
The bill aimed at moving patients out of residential areas would have cost the state $2 million a year.
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On thin ice: Smelt shacks float away from Randolph camp
Four unoccupied ice shacks broke away from Worthing’s Smelt Camp on Tuesday, requiring a response from the Maine Marine Patrol and the Gardiner Fire Department.
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Officials seek law change to segregate sex offenders
They want lawmakers to help keep sex offenders away from ballfields on Augusta’s east side.
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State workers tell Maine lawmakers: ‘We need a raise’
The Maine State Employees Association seizes on comments made by budget Commissioner Sawin Millett and Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Leigh Saufley.
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Voting rights opposed for some Maine felons
But despite an emotional plea from a murder victim’s father, the effort is refuted by, among others, the secretary of state.
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Blueberry, mint and potatoes in Capitol Park? Supporters say yes
The bill’s backers say using Capitol Park to grow food will help ease hunger and also be educational.
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Gannett House may return to family and become a museum
The house would become a First Amendment museum highlighting freedom of the press.