Some see the controversial bill in the Legislature as a means of improving working conditions at badly understaffed hospitals; others say the flexibility is what allows them to do their jobs.
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Maine Senate overwhelmingly votes down proposed vehicle inspection fee hike
The House narrowly approved the bill Thursday, but the significant margin by which the Senate voted it down makes its passage very unlikely.
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Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget, despite deal with White House
The emerging dynamic raises the potential for another round of economy-rattling brinkmanship in Washington.
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House backs bill to protect gender-affirming care for MaineCare patients
The measure, which is supported by Democrats and opposed by Republicans, now goes to the Senate.
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Maine Senate rejects House-backed bill to ban bump stocks, other gun modifications
The House voted 76-66 to pass the bill Thursday, but Friday’s vote in the Senate likely means it’s dead.
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Activists on both sides of abortion debate fill the halls in Maine’s State House
A proposal backed by Gov. Janet Mills to expand abortion access later in pregnancy is headed for votes next week in the House and Senate.
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Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92
Ellsberg embodied the individual of conscience – who answered only to his sense of right and wrong, even if the price was his own freedom.
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Mills signs highway budget, averting partial shutdown
The highway budget includes a new, more sustainable revenue source to support road and bridge maintenance.
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Maine Senate rejects 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases
The Senate’s decisive vote Thursday comes 2 days after the House narrowly voted against the bill.
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Lawmakers reach deal on highway budget to avoid partial shutdown
Unanimous votes in the Senate and House would create a new revenue stream for highway projects to make it less reliant on fuel taxes and borrowing, a move that decreases the potential for a partial shutdown of state government.