Supporters say the bill would provide an important path forward for families seeking to restrict a loved one’s access to firearms without stigmatizing mental illness, while opponents raise concerns about due process and Second Amendment rights.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Lawmakers approve bill that makes it harder to seize land to build power lines
Legislation headed to Gov. Mills grew out of concerns raised by property owners in the path of a transmission line that would have brought renewable power from northern Maine to the New England grid.
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Posted inElections
3 Livermore Falls candidates vie for two school board seats
D. Robin Beck, Roger Moulton and Phoebe Pike seek election to Regional School Unit 73 board.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
No Labels won’t run third-party campaign after spending millions trying to recruit a candidate
About 800 Maine voters rescinded their enrollment after Secretary of State Bellows sent letters to nearly 7,000 people who had agreed to change their party affiliation, telling them how to unenroll if they did not understand what they had signed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Who is Don Hankey, the LA billionaire who financed Donald Trump’s appeal bond?
Hankey’s wealth has its foundation in Westlake Financial Services, one of the top providers of subprime auto loans to borrowers with bad credit.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s targets to reduce emissions may be harder to hit without electric vehicle standards
Maine officials looking to reach ambitious carbon-reduction targets are considering a range of sources after regulators rejected electric vehicle sales standards that would play a big role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Nebraska may cease using Maine’s system to allocate electoral votes
Trump follows governor’s lead and calls for Midwestern state to return to winner-take-all system for presidential elections.
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Oversight of Maine’s electric vehicle standards likely to shift from citizen board to lawmakers
A bill to formalize the change is headed to Gov. Janet Mills. The move delays limits on sales of gas-powered vehicles from being implemented until at least 2025.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Frustrated lawmakers back proposal to create a separate child welfare department
A proposal for a new Department of Child and Family Services wins strong support in the Maine Senate amid efforts to reform the state’s troubled child welfare system, but the Mills administration wants the idea studied first.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Legislature sends national popular vote proposal to Gov. Mills
Gov. Janet Mills has 10 days to sign it, veto it or allow it to become law without her signature.