A body made of lawmakers, citizens and experts issued preliminary guidance on how to curb rising property taxes in a report to the Legislature last month.
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Angus King: ‘I cannot in good conscience’ attend Trump’s State of the Union
The decision by U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, has him joining U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in missing Trump’s Tuesday speech.
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Maine ICE observers sue, say agents threatened to add them to a database of domestic terrorists
Maine residents Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan say they were observing immigration officials when the agents started to record them.
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Norway pushing ahead with moratorium on lot rent increases for mobile homes
The moratorium would have to go before voters at a special town meeting.
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Woman killed in Waterville crash identified
The fatal crash occurred late Sunday morning at the Big Apple on upper Main Street.
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3 people injured in head-on crash in Poland
The preliminary investigation indicates an SUV driven by a Cumberland man crossed the centerline and collided with a car driven by a Raymond woman.
Posted inFact Brief, Local & State, News, Politics
Is there a process for recalling U.S. senators? | Fact brief
Maine lawmakers in 2017 proposed allowing voters to recall any elected official, including federal lawmakers. But a legislative committee voted that it ought not to pass, and the proposal died.
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Maine high school basketball: Fans pack arenas to cheer on their team
Thousand flock to Portland Expo, Augusta Civic Center and Cross Insurance Center in Bangor during vacation week tournaments.
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Torchlights, fireworks wrap vacation week at Saddleback
‘February Festival’ drew crowds to Saddleback Mountain with live music, fireworks and a torchlight parade.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Live updates: Central, western Maine see cancellations as blizzard rolls in
Coastal Maine is expected to get up to 8 inches of snow, 50 mph winds and areas of flooding from high seas, while the impact is forecast to be milder for inland areas, forecasters say.