Mainers for Health and Parental Choice spent more than $70,000 to a consultant it hired to oversee the collection of voters’ signatures.
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New Maine law to protect abuse survivors’ finances is illegal, credit agencies say in lawsuit
The agencies also challenge a new state law that limits the reporting of medical debt.
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Some Mainers say opponents of vaccine law misled them in petition effort
Other voters are writing Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, asking him to remove their signatures.
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Vaccine bill passed by lawmakers likely headed for statewide vote
Opponents of the new requirement for school-age immunizations submit more than enough valid signatures to challenge the law on the March ballot.
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State panel gets rolling on effort to solve highway funding shortfall
The independent commission will look into ways to overcome the state’s $140 million yearly funding gap for roads and bridges.
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After bond votes, a mix of relief and disappointment
The bond you’ll see on your ballots in November will invest $105 million in pressing repairs, upgrades and maintenance for highways, bridges, culverts and working waterfronts. It also will draw down an additional $137 million in other funds.
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Special interests crush industrial arts
Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear dire warnings about Maine’s looming demographic winter. So why wouldn’t we want to encourage industrial-arts instruction in junior high and high school, knowing that these courses are the ticket to great careers for the next generation of Mainers?
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Hundreds of new laws take effect Thursday in Maine
From prohibiting electronic cigarettes in school to changing the name of Columbus Day, more than 500 statutes will go on the books.
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Commission begins studying shortage of long-term care workers in Maine
A bill passed by the Legislature created the 15-member panel to explore how to solve workforce shortages and other worker-related issues in an industry where demand continues to grow.
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Unnamed Maine lawmaker subject of sexual harassment complaint
The complaint did not lead to disciplinary action, says the Legislature’s human resources director.