The bills are among more than 2,000 to be mulled by lawmakers in the next few months.
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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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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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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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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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New Gloucester lawmaker seeks to ban ‘obscene’ material from public schools
AUGUSTA — When her teenage son came home from school toting a book titled “Kafka on the Shore,” Amy Arata of New Gloucester decided she ought to give it a read. What she found within the pages of the 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami appalled her. “It was very, very specific and graphic,” Arata […]
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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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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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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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At the Legislature: New committee assignments an opportunity to advocate for the things that make us great
State Senator Jim Dill is thrilled to be chairing two committees.