The Legislative Council voted to reopen the State House effective Monday while requiring people to continue wearing masks.
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Lawmakers consider bill to eliminate cash bail for minor charges
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, would allow those charged with Class E misdemeanors like drinking in public to be released from jail without posting cash bail.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Infrastructure deal in doubt after Republicans pan Biden’s latest offer
They quickly rejected the president’s new $1.7 trillion proposal as ‘well above the range’ of what could win bipartisan support.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Masks could be sore spot as lawmakers return to State House
House Minority Leader Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, has challenged State House requirements to continue wearing masks.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
House narrowly OKs $1.9 billion to bolster Capitol security after Jan. 6 riot
The bill passed on a vote of 213-212, and like the independent commission approved Wednesday, it faces an uncertain outcome in the evenly divided Senate.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Q&A: How would a consumer-owned utility work in Maine? Would I save money?
The proposal to create a consumer-owned electrical utility in Maine raises complex questions that aren’t easily answered.
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Dozens testify on both sides of bill to create consumer-owned utility in Maine
Under the controversial proposal, regulators would direct a buyout of Central Maine Power and Versant Power’s infrastructure to create a nonprofit utility serving roughly 800,000 customers.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Legislature rejects bill to make Election Day a state holiday
But a bill to boost pay for school support staff to $16 an hour advances in what was likely lawmakers’ last meeting at the Augusta Civic Center.
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U.S. House votes to create a panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection
The measure, which received 35 Republican votes, faces an uncertain future in the Senate as Republicans increasingly line up against the bipartisan investigation.
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FBI probes campaign donations to Susan Collins
A spokeswoman for the US Senator’s campaign says Collins ‘had absolutely no knowledge of anything alleged in the warrant.’