The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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Maine House narrowly approves 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, ban on bump stocks
Both proposals also received initial support from the Senate last week and now head to another round of votes in each chamber.
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Mills’ storm relief bill caught up in last-minute state budget battle
In the latest vote, the House stripped the bill’s emergency status, meaning that the $60 million in funding wouldn’t be available for 90 days, delaying repairs to areas of Maine’s working waterfront that were damaged by winter storms.
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Maine House votes against tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations
The House voted 62-78 Monday against a bill that would provide up to $2 million in income tax credits to upgrade the facility.
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Maine Legislature approves changes to yellow flag law, expanded background checks
The bill now requires second votes in both the House and Senate before it heads to Gov. Mills’ desk.
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Committee advances new supplemental budget to full Legislature – without controversial changes
The proposal now faces votes in the full House and Senate. If it passes unchanged, Gov. Janet Mills’ spokesperson says she would not veto it.
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Maine joins push to send electoral votes to national popular vote winner
Gov. Mills allowed the proposal, in which Maine joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in changing how it allocates Electoral College votes, to become law without her signature.
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Maine lawmakers face Wednesday deadline to finish work
Many key bills, including the supplemental budget, remain on the table. But lawmakers don’t appear poised to call for a special session to give themselves more time.
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Gov. Mills signs bill to ban unauthorized paramilitary activity
The law allows the attorney general’s office to file for a court injunction to stop the activity and penalize anyone breaking the law with a Class D crime, which is punishable by fines of $500 to $1,000 and up to a year in jail.
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Senate moves to exempt sole store targeted by bill to ban tobacco sales near schools
A Senate version of a bill to ban tobacco sales within 300 feet of a school would allow existing, licensed stores to keep tobacco sales.