After falling short after vetoes by Gov. Paul LePage the last 2 sessions, legislators this year are likely to push through a measure to extend truancy laws to 5- and 6-year-olds enrolled in school.
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Federal lawsuit hangs over Eves, LePage as private citizens
The case is the last one pending in federal court in which the former governor is a named party.
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EPA scaling back pollution enforcement under Trump
The agency is taking a new tack with polluters, giving states more of a role in regulation and enforcement and stressing education and voluntary compliance.
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Protesters rally at State House as lawmakers seek solution to ban on CBD products
More than 100 people turn out to protest the state’s removal order, and Democratic Rep. Craig Hickman of Winthrop introduces a bill to legalize sales of cannabidiol in Maine.
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Maine Senate confirms Michael Sauschuck as public safety commissioner
A former Portland police chief and officer, Sauschuck was one of 5 Cabinet nominees to be confirmed on Tuesday, overcoming Republican criticism of his stance on gun-control issues.
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Trump to call for unity, face skepticism in State of the Union
An adviser says the president will speak about ending ‘the politics of resistance, retribution,’ but also renew his border-wall demands.
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Virginia lawmaker says she ‘misspoke’ about abortion bill
Kathy Tran has received death threats and intense criticism from Republican politicians for mistakenly saying that a bill would allow for an abortion when a woman is in labor.
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Mills to outline her first state budget proposal before Legislature Feb. 11
Few details have emerged, Mills has vowed that her move to expand Medicaid, at an estimated cost of $50 million a year, will be funded without increasing taxes.
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Lawmaker proposing bill to make Election Day a holiday
Rep. Ben Collings, D-Portland, says it would give more people a chance to vote and afford an opportunity to celebrate the nation’s democracy and those who have sacrificed to protect it.
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Lawmakers push to make drivers keep their hands off their phones
Supporters of new legislation believe their latest effort to strengthen Maine’s distracted-driving laws has brighter prospects with Democrat Janet Mills in the Blaine House.