The Maine Legislature’s recent hike in pay for court-appointed private criminal defense attorneys is aimed at combating a chronic backlog of cases clogging up the state’s courts.
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Efficiency Maine may add electric bikes to its rebate program
Boosters say more e-bikes will help Maine meet climate action goals and help Mainers get around.
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From the Chamber: Tips on testifying — make your voice heard, Part II
In Part I, I covered the mechanics of testifying in a public hearing of the Maine State Legislature, including how to find the bill number, the committee assignment and when the hearings would be. To be honest, I didn’t intend for this to be a two-part series, but as I wrote last week’s piece, I […]
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From the Chamber: Tips on testifying — make your voice heard, Part I
The Maine State Legislature is back in session, and with that comes an incredible opportunity for citizens to get their voices heard. I ended up testifying earlier this week on a bill, and it reminded me that it’s kind of a daunting process. It had been over a year since I had testified during a […]
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Number of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021
Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for the first time in 2021, almost always in combination with fentanyl.
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Little by little, the Legislature is becoming more diverse
With the swearing in of newly elected representatives and senators next month, the Maine Legislature will include a total of five members who are Black.