A bill proposes that ‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ get the designation, but lawmakers indicate they’re growing weary of naming official state anythings.
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Opponents of CMP transmission line project push bills to slow it down
Lawmakers hear several hours of testimony on measures to restrict utilities’ use of eminent domain for infrastructure projects.
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Sponsor makes personal appeal for bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’
A year after Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a similar measure, supporters hope for different results.
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Maine holds hearings on expanding ranked-choice voting to governor’s race
Maine used the ranked-choice voting system for the first time in November federal races.
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House passes bill to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules
Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that net neutrality is “dead on arrival in the Senate.”
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Lawmakers endorse bill calling for constitutional change to outlaw gender discrimination
Though Maine passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1974, it never became U.S. law. Supporters now want to make sure its protections are enshrined in the Maine Constitution.
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Attorney general says he’ll release Mueller report within a week
William Barr says the release will be a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation.
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Out-of-state funding boosts Susan Collins’ coffers
Republican Sen. Susan Collins has out-raised a liberal crowdfunding effort to unseat her, thanks to out-of-state donors
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Secret Service chief is leaving Trump administration
His departure comes amid a shakeup in the upper echelons of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Lawmakers pushing to finally pass ‘death with dignity’ bill
The Legislature has voted down similar bills in the past, but its sponsor says polls indicate more support for such legislation now.