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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Lawmakers want to rewrite timeline for Maine’s PFAS product sales ban
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee votes 6-5 to push back the state's ban on the sale of most products that contain forever chemicals to 2032, 2 years later than the current deadline.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Activists say Maine public workers’ retirement system is failing to divest from fossil fuels
But the officials who decide how to invest the retirement funds of Maine's government employees said fully divesting from fossil fuel companies would violate their constitutional duty.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2024
Nikki Haley urges Maine voters to choose ‘a new-generation leader’ over ‘two 80-year-old candidates’
The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador made a campaign stop in Portland on Sunday night ahead of the Super Tuesday primaries.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Proposed lithium mine in western Maine clears key hurdle
New rules recommended by the Board of Environmental Protection would allow the testing needed to build an open-pit mine over a large lithium-rich deposit at Plumbago Mountain in Newry.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Maine House approves food waste recycling mandate
The bill would require some large producers of food waste to find beneficial uses rather than put it into the waste stream.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2024
Collins, King optimistic Senate will pass border deal over Trump opposition
Sen. Susan Collins believes the pressure to reach an agreement is going to be greater than the former president's effort to derail a deal so he can campaign on immigration.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Question 4: What you need to know about the right-to-repair referendum
The technology to keep your vehicle on the road is changing. This referendum deals with who should have the right to repair it.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Lawmakers hear how other states are catching up to Maine on PFAS regulation
Thirty-three states have introduced about 200 new PFAS policies or laws this year alone.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Maine lawmaker calls for scrutiny of DHHS after disclosure of 8 public guardianship deaths
Legislators want to know why they weren't informed as required by law. A meeting with officials is planned for next month.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Maine utility ballot question likely to be tied up in court for years
An analysis by the state's public advocate presents information, but few conclusions, about November's utility referendum.
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