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Maine politics

Published
July 5, 2023

Legislature returns to tackle veto of tribal rights bill

Lawmakers also will consider an $800 million supplemental budget, but the leadership of both parties in the House were focusing their efforts Wednesday on urging tribal bill supporters to stand by their votes in the hopes of overriding Gov. Janet Mills' veto.
Published
June 27, 2023

Maine Senate nixes MaineCare coverage for noncitizens

Senators rejected the bill with no debate or roll call vote, despite approval in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Published
June 27, 2023

House and Senate endorse Mills’ abortion expansion bill, passage is likely

The House voted 73-69 to enact the bill after a contentious debate, sending the measure to the Senate for a final vote before it heads to the governor's desk for her signature.
Published
June 23, 2023

Maine Senate delays abortion vote until next week

Senate Democrats and Republicans agree to hold the debate on Gov. Janet Mills' groundbreaking bill to expand abortion access in the daylight, where the public can easily observe, sometime next week.
Published
June 22, 2023

Maine House narrowly votes to expand abortion access

The 74-72 vote to advance Gov. Janet Mills' bill to expand post-viability abortions came after a four-hour recess to count votes and consider a last-minute compromise.

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Published
June 11, 2023

A forever farm is no match for forever chemicals

A fourth-generation farmer running an organic dairy farm in Fairfield lost his livelihood when his milk and lands tested hot for PFAS contamination. 'It got us good.'
Published
May 30, 2023

Maine may legalize the composting of human remains

Supporters say the natural end-of-life option has environmental and spiritual advantages, but some religious groups in other states have fought against the concept.
Published
May 21, 2023

Longtime Maine Public Radio journalist Mal Leary dies at 72

Known as the dean of the State House press corps, Leary covered politics for 45 years for radio, TV and print, and even started his own news service.
Published
May 21, 2023

Most of Maine’s delegation won’t even talk about an assault weapons ban

Three of the state's four members of Congress oppose a ban, mostly because they don't believe it's practical in a divided government. Only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports it.
Published
May 12, 2023

Lawmakers consider adding right to bodily autonomy to Maine Constitution

The bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Craig Hickman, has raised a host of possible scenarios that likely would need to be sorted out by the courts if the amendment were to pass.