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Franco-American Day at State House, Francophonie reception canceled
AUGUSTA — Franco-American Day at the State House on Wednesday, March 15, has been postponed because of the forecast snowstorm. A new date has not been announced. The Francophonie reception planned for Tuesday, March 14, at the Franco Center has also been canceled because of the weather forecast.
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Maine bill would allow police to add red lights to vehicles
AUGUSTA — A bill presented before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee would permit police in Maine to use 50 percent red lights when pulling over motorists instead of traditional blue lights. Police say the transition is based on multiple studies that have found that the human eye can see flashing red lights better during the day […]
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Maine legislators consider voter ID bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Legislators are considering bills that supporters say protect election integrity and critics say make voting harder. One bill would allow those without a photo ID to cast a provisional ballot and have their vote counted if photo ID is presented within five days. Republican Rep. Brad Farrin said voter IDs for non-drivers […]
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John Martin looks back at a half-century in the State House
LEWISTON — Just a year out of college when he arrived at the State House in 1964 as a newly elected lawmaker from far northern Maine, John Martin entered a world quite different from the one newcomers find there today. The chamber still had spittoons and ashtrays on every member’s desk, he said, and from […]
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For politics in 2016, you need to be careful what you wish for
I’ve heard you have to be careful of what you wish for — but as we roll into 2016, there are some interesting political changes in the wind here in Maine and nationally with a presidential election on the horizon. The first is that every seat in the Legislature is again up for grabs, as […]
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Rallies for and against Paul LePage pop up at State House
AUGUSTA — While lawmakers spent their morning on Tuesday arguing whether to override Gov. Paul LePage’s budget veto, two groups of Maine voters were having their own conversation at the State House — about their views of the governor. Several dozen self-described conservative activists were first, turning up inside the State House’s central Hall of […]
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Oversight committee to discuss allegations against Paul LePage
AUGUSTA — Members of the Legislature’s watchdog Government Oversight Committee will convene Wednesday to discuss allegations that Gov. Paul LePage improperly or illegally interfered with Good Will-Hinckley’s hiring of Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves as the organization’s president. As first reported by the BDN last week, LePage threatened with withhold more than $500,000 per year […]