Legislators who helped craft a bipartisan, broad-based energy deal ask their colleagues to reaffirm their support.
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Lawmakers returning to Augusta to decide on dozens of vetoes
Easier access to naloxone, solar energy expansion and more funding for county jails are among the issues to be decided as the legislative session ends.
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LePage vetoes solar energy bill after compromise talks fail
Advocates will push for an override vote Friday in the Legislature.
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LePage, Democrats negotiating to save solar bill from veto
Assistant Majority Leader Sara Gideon of Freeport says she she is trying to negotiate an agreement that is acceptable to both LePage and the state’s solar installers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Alan Caron: Maine GOP legislators show stunning hypocrisy on biomass, solar
Both produce great jobs and lower reliance on outside sources of energy. So why back subsidies for one and not the other?
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Maine wind power developer SunEdison files for bankruptcy protection
The company’s strategy of rapid-fire acquisitions is blamed for its desperate cash situation.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Biomass and solar bills both should be signed by LePage
Maine shouldn’t just try to hold on to the past but look for new industries that will grow.
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Subsidizing solar power in Maine would cost us each less than $5 a year
And a bill currently in front of the Legislature promises a tenfold increase in solar production for Maine by 2022.
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Maine lawmakers approve welfare reform, drug penalty bills as session draws to a close
The Legislature, meeting into the early hours of Saturday morning, also diverts $10 million into the rainy day fund from a legal settlement.
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Lawmakers remain divided over bill to boost Maine solar industry
The Maine House gives initial approval, but without the bipartisan support that will be needed to overcome an expected veto by Gov. Paul LePage.