Jeff Pierce, a Republican from Dresden, is charged with failing to disclose he had a felony conviction when buying hunting licenses in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Maine Legislature
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
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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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lawmakers may make it easier to prosecute stranglers
Auburn Sen. Ned Claxton’s proposal would drop requirement that prosecutors prove intent.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers dump vintage flag design, but Maine still may have a new look for its bicentennial
The State and Local Government Committee endorses a measure that would direct Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to design a flag for the state’s bicentennial in 2020.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
Schools expecting more state money, but property taxpayers won’t see much relief
For years, districts pointed to the impact on property taxes; now they say other priorities will absorb higher subsidies.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Panel reviewing bottle bill backs increase for redemption centers, not for deposits
The fee paid to redemption centers would rise from 4 cents to 5 cents a container by January, under a proposal recommended by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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Legislature’s watchdog committee urged to make protecting children a priority
Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee also are told that many of the changes they approved after the deaths of two girls in 2017 and 2018 are in the works.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
At the Legislature: The future of Maine’s economy
The only constant in Maine’s economy is change. This has been true since the early days of fishing, fur trapping and subsistence farming by native people and European settlers. These practices were soon overshadowed by sawmills, gristmills, tanneries and textile mills. In 1735, the first paper mill in Maine was established, kicking off an industry […]
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Lawmakers consider bill to make gender discrimination unconstitutional in Maine
Though Maine passed the Equal Rights Act in 1974, it was never ratified by enough states to become U.S. law. Supporters now want to make sure its protections are enshrined in the Maine Constitution.
Posted inLocal & State
Bills would say good night to daylight savings time in Maine
The two bills are proposed by Democratic lawmakers and take different approaches to eliminating the time change.