At a State House rally attended by Gov. Janet Mills, trafficking survivors and their supporters seek to raise awareness of how Mainers are victimized by sexual trafficking and forced labor.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Debate brewing over gun control bills pending in Maine Legislature
But the state’s newly elected Democratic governor says she won’t support a universal background-check measure that voters have already rejected at the ballot box.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Weaknesses exposed in Maine law that makes information public
The LePage administration ignored with impunity the public’s right to know.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bill seeks to reduce state reliance on Long Creek Youth Development Center
Legislator Michael Brennan is calling for a task force to offer practices that phase out the need for the youth incarceration facility in South Portland.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine lawmakers should trust citizen initiative process
Effective campaigns will dispel any outsized influence of big money from away or of our big cities.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Source
Bill seeks public vote on borrowing $50 million to address sea level change in Maine
Other bills include proposals to require MaineCare to provide coverage for legal abortion services, and to make vehicle inspections on new cars valid for two years.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage pardons former legislator for felony drug trafficking
Former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, lost his re-election bid last fall after Democrats revealed he had a felony drug conviction 35 years ago, then hunted when he was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, records show.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: County governments could make local-option taxes work
There’s wisdom in a regional approach to revenue distribution.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Martin Grohman: Let’s hope the Legislature can fit the puzzle pieces together
That will be the mission of the lawmakers who represent Maine’s cities and towns at the State House.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Tax fight could unify Maine Republicans
If legislators hold the line on any proposed increases, it could bode well for them in upcoming elections.