AUGUSTA — A legislative committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would give immunity from state law to hospitals that allow nonsmoking marijuana for patients who need it. The bill, LD 726, also defines in law what incidental marijuana is, including nonflowering plants or plant byproducts that have not yet been processed into medicinal products. […]
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Businesses still have right to say ‘no guns allowed’
LEWISTON — Weapons weren’t allowed inside the Androscoggin Bank Colisee before a law change let Maine residents carry concealed handguns without permits — and weapons still aren’t — but management has decided to be extra clear. “We hadn’t had any signage, but we do now,” Operations Manager Mike Cain said. The large sign on a […]
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Maine’s high court hears LePage case against Legislature’s adjournment
PORTLAND — A set of questions that — depending on how they are answered — could tip Maine government on its ear were heard by the state’s highest court Friday. The justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court seemed to be carefully considering both sides as they prepared to give an advisory opinion to Republican […]
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Live Chat Replay: Panel discusses LePage’s questions before Maine’s high court
We will discuss the arguments before the justices with a panel of political and legal experts, including Steve Robinson, Lance Dutson and Peter Brann, as lawyers for the governor and the Legislature make their oral arguments starting at 9 a.m. Robinson is a former staffer for the Maine Heritage Policy Center and editor emeritus of […]
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Maine panel rejects bill to block foreign law in state courts
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee voted 8-2 Thursday to reject a bill that attempted to codify the state and U.S. constitutions as the law of the land. The legislation, LD 330, sponsored by state Rep. Michael McClellan, R-Raymond, was modeled after a law passed in Tennessee aimed at preventing the use of Muslim Sharia law […]
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Committee approves task force to study ‘service dogs’ in Maine
AUGUSTA — An effort to stop some Maine dog owners from misrepresenting their animals as “service” dogs by requiring more documentation was unanimously voted down by a key panel of state lawmakers Thursday. The legislation, which would have required dog owners provide proof in the form of training documentation and a letter from a health […]
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People You Know: Jamie Belleau — lawyer, coach, Lewiston booster
LEWISTON — Jamie Belleau set his sights early on hockey and the law. Both passions stuck, and so did his love of hometown. Belleau, 43, is head coach of the Lewiston Blue Devils boys’ hockey team, a new partner at Trafton, Matzen, Belleau & Frenette and a Lewiston booster, big time. “The Lewiston School Department, Lewiston […]
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Bill seeks to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists by toughening Maine’s crosswalk, roadway law
BREWER — A well-known Brewer barber who was struck and killed by a car in December while walking in a crosswalk in front of his business is the last recorded pedestrian death in Maine for 2014. Because one of every four people hit by cars every year in Maine is hit in a crosswalk, Sen. […]
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Brewer lawmaker wants to make it clear: You need to be 18 to ink
State Rep. Arthur Verow saw too many tattoos on high school basketball players who looked too young to have them. And that sent him digging into state rules. He discovered it’s in Maine regulations — but not currently state law — that a licensed tattoo artist must be at least 18 years old. Verow, a […]
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Cities host landlord forum to discuss disabilities
AUBURN — Twin Cities landlords are invited to a forum about their duties and rights concerning renting to tenants with disabilities. “Landlords may not completely understand their responsibilities regarding this issue — and neither do tenants,” Auburn Community Development Coordinator Yvette Bouttenot said. The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 14 in the Auburn […]