If lawmakers step in, it will further delay a policy that environmental groups had hoped would already have been decided.
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Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access
In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for the former president said statements that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made on social media show she already has decided Trump engaged in insurrection and that she is biased against him.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
State asks for continued damage reports from Dec. 18 storm
County, state and federal emergency management agencies are asking residents, businesses, nonprofits and agricultural businesses to continue reporting damage assessments from the wind and rainstorm Dec. 18.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations again climbing in Maine
But conditions are not expected to become as severe this winter as they were at the hospitalization peak in January 2022.
Posted inMaine, News
State announces online hub for flood relief; FEMA to assess damage
If FEMA decides the costs of damage from last week’s storm are beyond what the state can handle, Gov. Mills will formally request a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
The Holy Donut to open Brunswick store
Portland-based The Holy Donut, known for its decadent potato doughnuts, will replace the old Tim Horton’s on Pleasant Street in Brunswick.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Man who confessed to Bowdoin shootings withdraws insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told the Press Herald this spring that he was not in control of his actions when he killed his 2 parents and another couple in April, has withdrawn his plea of not criminally responsible.
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Maine state employees ratify contracts that increase pay, benefits
The 4 contracts ratified over the weekend cover more than 9,000 state employers, providing a 6% pay increase on Jan. 1, an $800 payment in February in lieu of retroactive raises and an additional 3% pay bump in July.
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New subsidies in 2024 could boost already-prevalent heat pumps in Maine
The infusion of federal dollars could expand implementation further in the state, where the market has been thriving.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police footage details unsuccessful check-in on Lewiston shooter
A pair of videos obtained by the Press Herald this week show that a Sagadahoc deputy and Robert Card’s Army Reserve commander were concerned that confronting him could escalate a potentially dangerous and put police officers’ lives at risk.