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PublishedJanuary 18, 2019
Advocates think bill to end most exemptions from childhood vaccinations has a shot
Maine has the nation's 7th-highest rate of non-medical opt-outs and high rates of infectious diseases like whooping cough.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
Mills names former House Speaker Hannah Pingree to head new office of innovation
Pingree says Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future will look for solutions in early-childhood education, the opioid crisis, broadband expansion and other areas.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
Area lawmakers proposing nearly 50 bills in legislative session
The bills are among more than 2,000 to be mulled by lawmakers in the next few months.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
This year’s legislative session may pit Mills against her own party on taxes
Maine's new governor has vowed not to raise taxes in her first 2-year budget proposal, but Democratic lawmakers' agenda calls for more state spending.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2019
Debate brews over splitting Maine’s agriculture, conservation department
Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2019
Task force calls for $75 million for Maine land conservation, state parks
The draft recommendations were compiled by a diverse group of 20 organizations discussing the 'next generation' of land conservation.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2019
Some lawmakers pushing for Cabinet-level position to address opioid crisis
The Legislature will debate multiple proposals to create a specific position, and Gov. Janet Mills has said she plans to appoint an opioid czar as well.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2019
Statewide pre-kindergarten programs in public schools gaining momentum
But the cost is high and the space to house all those 4-year-olds is limited, issues likely to be discussed as legislators consider more than 200 education-related bills.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2019
Democrats looking to finally tackle climate impacts to Gulf of Maine
Lawmakers are optimistic bills to implement bipartisan commission's 2014 recommendations will advance after years of delay.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2019
Maine Legislature poised to debate legalized sports betting
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2018 opened the door for states to regulate wagering on sporting events, and at least 30 states are taking up the issue.
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