Lawmakers on Wednesday should give the $8.5 billion two-year spending plan the votes it needs to pass into law immediately.
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Bill banning flavored tobacco loses funding in state budget compromise
The legislation, which would bar the sale of menthol cigarettes, could be in jeopardy as a bipartisan budget deal fails to backfill sales tax revenue that would be lost.
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Our View: Close youth detention center Long Creek the right way
Gov. Mills was right to veto a bill that adds unnecessary risk to the plan to close Maine’s only youth prison.
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Maine Voices: I don’t like CMP. But I don’t support a publicly owned Maine utility.
More aggressive enforcement by the PUC is a better way to ensure the utility is prepared for the dramatic demands on the grid we’re going to face.
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Bipartisan agreement reached on proposed state budget
The $8.5 billion package, which was approved unanimously by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee on Sunday, is headed to the full Legislature for a vote on Wednesday.
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Maine Voices: Young Mainers will be inheriting the grid – we would like to own it
If we’re going to increasingly rely on electricity for our basic needs in the future, consumer ownership, not investor ownership, is the way to go.
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Mills vetoes ‘fundamentally flawed’ bill to close Long Creek youth prison
Mills also moved to block a bill inspired by Hydro-Quebec’s spending on a potential ballot initiative in Maine.
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New Maine law will remove time barrier to civil claims on childhood sexual abuse
Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that will lift the statute of limitations for all cases of childhood sexual abuse.
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Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’
One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation’s strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.
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Up, up and no way: Maine law bans release of latex balloons
Legislators back ban on release of latex balloons in Maine in bid to protect wildlife and prevent litter.