Supporters say the number of ‘nips’ showing up in roadside ditches or tossed on front lawns is increasing with the popularity of the 50-milliliter bottles.
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New bill would end ‘corporate welfare’ tax credits, but also eliminate Maine’s business income tax
Sen. Eric Brakey says the tradeoff would make the state far more attractive to companies, but a lobbyist says the existing tax breaks serve a purpose.
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Maine’s $2 million drug treatment plan for uninsured would help, but more is needed, experts say
‘In proportion to the severity of the problem, it’s lacking by a magnitude of an order of at least 10 times what’s needed,’ one doctor says.
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Opioid addiction treatment, tuition freeze endorsed by lawmakers
The supplemental budget bill would also provide a $7 million bailout to the Maine Military Authority and squirrel away $35 million in the ‘rainy day’ fund.
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Our View: Barring Blaine House candidates would undercut Maine Clean Election Act
Cracking down on ineffective corporate tax breaks will help free up funds for expanded public campaign financing.
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Republican lawmakers want to remove gubernatorial candidates from Maine’s Clean Elections Act
Opponents says the move belies the will of the voters.
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Maine lobstermen oppose increase in cost of commercial fishing licenses
The Department of Marine Resources wants to raise the annual fee by about 30 percent.
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Our View: Gov. LePage is out to distract with conflict-of-interest claim
A complex debate over taxes and school funding can’t be settled with an outrageous personal attack on a legislator.
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Maine lawmakers review marijuana policies adopted by other states
The Legislature’s Committee on Marijuana Legalization Implementation begins the long process of crafting a structure for the marketplace.
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Hearing gets heated as lawmakers take close look at LePage’s budget and tax plan
A committee co-chair ejects one member of the audience, a University of Maine student who intended to testify.