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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Patients ask Legislature to restrict insurers’ control over medications
But an insurance industry representative argues that a bill to regulate 'step therapy' would favor 'costlier, but no more therapeutically effective, brand name drugs.'
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Twelve Republicans, including Collins, vote against Trump as Senate rejects his border emergency
Maine's senior senator says, ‘My job is to stand up for the Constitution, so let the chips fall where they may.’
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Mills signs $7.5 million package to pay state’s bills
The supplemental budget will also help the state fight the opioid crisis and fund the state's upcoming 2020 bicentennial.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Mills brings back bill that would expand access to abortion
The legislation would make Maine the 9th state to authorize health care practitioners other than physicians to perform procedures, removing a barrier to reproductive health services in rural areas.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Climate bills call for Maine to reduce emissions to 80% below 1990 levels
Seven hours of testimony provide a glimpse into the scope and impact of proposals to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and motor vehicles.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Sen. Collins sponsors bill to extend LGBT protections
She is the lead Republican sponsor of the bill in the Senate.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Panel rejects bill that would require all police in Maine to wear body cameras
The Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously against the measure, which many police officials opposed.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Hundreds pack hearing on bill to end most exemptions for kids’ vaccinations
The measure would eliminate nonmedical exemptions to vaccinations for measles and other infectious diseases that are required before children enter school.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Lawmakers aim to balance safety, Amish beliefs with buggy bill
The growing number of Amish communities in central and northern Maine has increased concerns about car-buggy collisions, prompting the proposal for mandatory reflectors or lights.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Senate Democrats roll out plan to give Mainers relief from high prescription prices
Party leaders will submit a handful of bills, including one to set up a state commission with oversight authority on drug pricing and another to allow bulk importation from Canada.
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