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PublishedOctober 9, 2023
Wabanaki leaders, advocates rally outside the Maine State House for Question 6
Participants in the Indigenous Peoples Day rally call for expanded sovereignty rights for tribal communities and passage of a ballot question next month to restore treaty language to printed copies of the Maine Constitution.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2023
Questions 5 through 8: What you need to know about the proposed constitutional amendments
The 4 proposed amendments include Question 6, which would reverse a provision of the Maine Constitution that currently keeps a section on tribal obligations from being printed.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Maine lawmakers fail to override governor’s veto of tribal bill
The House voted 84-57 in favor of overriding Gov. Janet Mills' veto, which falls 10 votes short of the two-thirds support needed and sustains the veto.
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Lawmakers work on bill to let Wabanaki tribes benefit from federal laws
The bill would grant the Wabanaki tribes in Maine to federal laws that benefit the nation's 570 other federally recognized tribes.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Last-minute bill would allow Maine tribes to benefit from federal laws
Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis said the measure, which would not allow Indigenous tribes to operate a casino without special permission from the state, is a top priority for the legislative session that is nearing an end.
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
Gambling director optimistic Maine sports betting could go live by November
A revised set of rules governing sports gambling in the state was published Wednesday. Barring significant public comment, they could be sent to the attorney general's office for approval by June.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Lawmakers to consider new tribal casino bill
Rep. Ben Collings of Portland introduced the bill as a placeholder intended to keep a tribal gambling proposal in the wings after state lawmakers act on a tribal sovereignty bill expected to come out in the next few weeks.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Tribal leaders call for expanded rights in rare appearance before joint session of Maine Legislature
The second formal State of the Tribes Address in the state's history comes as lawmakers in both parties appear to be working on a tribal sovereignty bill that could survive a potential veto from Gov. Janet Mills.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Gov. Mills, lawmakers clash over printing tribal treaty language in Maine Constitution
Supporters of House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross' bill say it is a powerful truth-seeking measure,' while the governor's office dismisses it as 'a misguided attempt to right a historical wrong that never occurred.'
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Big issues await legislators in new session, starting with heating Mainers’ homes
When it begins work this week, the 131st Legislature will dig into its first big test: a bipartisan deal on energy relief.
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