AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has killed a bill to allow municipalities to give subsidies to reimburse parents for their children’s private school tuition. The Senate’s 13 votes Thursday fell short of the majority needed to pass the measure. Twenty senators voted against the bill, which had already been rejected by the House. On Wednesday, […]
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House votes to sustain Maine governor’s 1st veto
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine House has voted to let Gov. Paul LePage’s first veto stand. Representatives voted Thursday to sustain a bill that would have prevented insurance companies from including clauses in their contracts with health care providers requiring the providers to give the insurers the lowest rates providers negotiate with any carrier. […]
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‘Apple-sized’ hail strikes Kingfield area
NEW PORTLAND — When Peter Silver returned home after a long day at his job at Stratton Lumber, he found his wife, Sarah Cook, in their yard picking up chunks of ice. Their Chevrolet Trailblazer had been struck 30 minutes earlier by huge hail, which cracked the windshield and severely dented the entire vehicle. Silver […]
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LePage taps new insurance chief
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has named a deputy insurance regulator as Maine’s acting insurance superintendent. Eric Cioppa replaces superintendent Mila Kofman, who recently resigned. Cioppa now serves as deputy superintendent of the Bureau of Insurance, which ensures insurance companies are financially solvent and are able to pay claims. Cioppa joined the Bureau of Insurance […]
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Man gets 7 years for child porn
PORTLAND — A man from Kennebunk is going to prison for seven years for possessing child pornography. Norman Robinson was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. According to court documents, the 47-year-old Robinson ordered two videos of child pornography from an undercover agent posing as a pornography supplier with whom Robinson had dealt […]
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Senate approves turnpike bill
AUGUSTA — Final House approval is pending for a bill to provide greater financial oversight of the Maine Turnpike Authority. The bill is in the House following Tuesday’s unanimous approval by the Senate. The turnpike authority came under scrutiny earlier this year after an audit report disclosed excessive and unexplained spending by turnpike officials. A […]
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Former air base gets new sign
BRUNSWICK — It didn’t take long for the old Brunswick Naval Air Station sign to come down and a new Brunswick Landing sign to go up at the main entrance to the former base in Brunswick. The air station held a closing ceremony Tuesday marking the end of its 68-year history and leaving its future […]
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Random violent crime is mainly an illusion here
We’re relieved the Maine Legislature now seems likely to table a bill that would allow people to carry guns into the State House. The arrest last week of a gun-wielding legislator at a Waterville doughnut shop may have brought a few legislators to their senses. “Hey,” they probably thought, “he could have been waving that […]
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Final days: Navy base closing marked by ceremony
BRUNSWICK — Its aircraft long gone, its sailors shipped out and most of its buildings vacant, Brunswick Naval Air Station lowered its flag a final time Tuesday as the Navy ended a presence dating back 68 years, paving the way for private sector to write a new chapter on the 3,200-acre property. Capt. William Fitzgerald, […]
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Bill eases child labor restrictions
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill to ease Maine’s child labor restrictions so teenagers can work longer hours. The bill signed Tuesday by the governor will allow students to work as many as 24 hours rather than the 20 per week under current law. It also increases from four to […]