Justice Stanfill will succeed former Chief Justice Leigh Saufley, who stepped down last year to become dean of the University of Maine School of Law.
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Maine House and Senate advance bill to expand dental coverage under MaineCare
Maine is one of only 10 states that do not cover preventive and restorative dental care under their Medicaid programs.
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Maine House delays floor session after lawmaker refuses to mask up
Rep. John Andrews, a Libertarian from Paris, was protesting a rule endorsed by the Legislature’s governing body that requires masks in public spaces inside the State House.
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Bill to open primaries in Maine gains support from Olympia Snowe
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers and former lawmakers seeking to open Maine’s party primaries to unenrolled voters.
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Bill to replace CMP and Versant with consumer-owned utility gains committee approval
The Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee’s 9-2 vote, with 2 lawmakers absent, advances the bill for consideration by the full Legislature and, ultimately, Maine voters.
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Maine charter schools post mixed results but fill a need for families
Ten years after charter schools were authorized in Maine, academic outcomes vary but supporters say they’re meeting a need for students who don’t fit in traditional classrooms.
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Legislature returns to State House for final push on key bills Tuesday
After being away since March 2020, lawmakers will be back in the Capitol to finish their work on dozens of bills, including a supplemental state budget package that adds $187 million to public school funding.
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After receiving complaint, state says CMP-backed corridor complying with permit for tree-cutting
Opponents of the high-voltage transmission line through western Maine have alleged that contractors cut a wider swath through the forest than its environmental permit allows.
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Maine House speaker stands ground on COVID mask mandate
A policy requiring that people entering the State House wear face coverings remains, even with mask mandates lifted in other places.
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Legislative panel votes down bill to penalize drug companies for price gouging
The pharmaceutical industry has made it clear that it will sue Maine if the state approves the ‘excessive pricing’ bill, which now goes to the full Legislature.