The proposal would give family members a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation.
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Maine lawmakers kill 2 bills meant to protect privacy of residents’ online data
The state’s business leaders fiercely opposed the restrictions they said would have limited their ability to target ads to potential customers.
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Gov. Mills urges lawmakers to pass supplemental budget, reject amended storm bill
The governor sent a letter to lawmakers outlining a path forward on two of the most significant items still before the Legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday.
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Maine House backs data privacy bill
The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine’s businesses from the global online marketplace.
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Maine lawmakers revive, then kill tribal online gambling bill
The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
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Maine House reverses course, votes in support of tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations
The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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Maine House narrowly approves 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, ban on bump stocks
Both proposals also received initial support from the Senate last week and now head to another round of votes in each chamber.
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Mills’ storm relief bill caught up in last-minute state budget battle
In the latest vote, the House stripped the bill’s emergency status, meaning that the $60 million in funding wouldn’t be available for 90 days, delaying repairs to areas of Maine’s working waterfront that were damaged by winter storms.
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Maine Senate approves legislation to allow Sears Island offshore wind terminal
The House rejected the measure last week and will now reconsider the Senate version, which would exempt sand dunes from environmental protection in a bid to advance Maine’s drive to generate offshore wind.
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Maine House votes against tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations
The House voted 62-78 Monday against a bill that would provide up to $2 million in income tax credits to upgrade the facility.