A measure in the State House would give developers tax incentives that could double the number of affordable housing units currently being constructed, backers say.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Senate vaccination vote fails to protect public health
If religiously motivated actions put other people at risk, the state has a duty to step in.
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Posted inHealth, News, Politics
Religious exemption to vaccination wouldn’t be keeping the faith
A day after the Maine Senate’s passage of a bill preserving the exemption, faith leaders and others say no major religious organizations oppose vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Out of grade-school activism, lessons in changing the world
Young people bring a lot to the table, but that doesn’t excuse adult inaction, says the group of friends who – as kids – initiated Freeport’s 1990 polystyrene ban.
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Advocates push lawmakers to form panel to review deaths of disabled Mainers
The proposal is a response to a 2017 federal report that faulted the DHHS for failing to investigate more than 130 deaths or report serious injuries involving developmentally disabled Mainers.
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Commentary: Help Maine’s hometown hospitals
By passing L.D. 1350, the Legislature can stop imposing unnecessary financial hardship on vital rural facilities.
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Senate passes bill that keeps religious exemptions to vaccines but clashes with House bill
The version that won initial approval in the Senate on Thursday would eliminate only philosophical exemptions to school-required vaccinations.
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Our View: Indigenous Peoples Day more than a day off
A new holiday will be a chance to reflect on a painful history that has been obscured.
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Abortion providers, critics split on Mills’ bill to expand access to services
Proposed by Gov. Janet Mills and sponsored by House Speaker Sara Gideon, the bill would allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to perform abortions.
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Commentary: Keep public school options open for Maine children
Caps on the number of and enrollment at charter institutions would restrict opportunities to learn.