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Published
February 19, 2019

Gambling, tobacco groups among top spenders on lobbying in Maine

Over 160 companies, industry groups and advocacy organizations spent nearly $360,000 on lobbying Maine state officials in December and January.
Published
February 19, 2019

Legislative committee endorses bill to allow sale of CBD edibles in Maine

Supporters say L.D. 630 is the fastest way to reopen the lucrative CBD market, which was all but shut down by a state order last month.
Published
February 19, 2019

Bernie Sanders to run for president on Medicare for all, climate change and $15 minimum wage

Sanders' criminal justice platform will include legalizing marijuana, ending cash bail throughout the U.S., and abolishing private prisons.
Published
February 18, 2019

Maine joins lawsuit against Trump’s emergency declaration

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says 16 states are signing on to the challenge against the president's border wall funding effort.
Published
February 18, 2019

LePage denies knowing he paid up to $1,100 a night at Trump hotel

In a radio interview, the former governor responds to a Maine Sunday Telegram story documenting at least $22,000 in Maine taxpayer-funded expenses at the hotel in Washington.

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Published
February 18, 2019

Protesting Donald Trump’s ‘national emergency’ on Presidents Day

About 40 people turn out Monday for a Lewiston protest challenging a White House move to build a southern border wall without congressional approval.
Published
February 18, 2019

Lawmakers push to make Maine’s state parks free to Gold Star Families

Auburn state Rep. Bettyann Sheats hopes to add Gold Star Families to the nearly one third of Mainers who already have free day access to parks.
Published
February 17, 2019

Janet Mills looks ahead after turbulent LePage era

For many, Janet Mills' style is an overdue breath of fresh air.
Published
February 17, 2019

Maine paid for 40 rooms at Trump hotel for LePage, staff

Newly released receipts reveal nearly a dozen trips to the president's luxury hotel, part of $170,000 in out-of-state travel by the former Maine governor in recent years.
Published
February 14, 2019

Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency

Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.