A committee heard 9 hours of testimony Friday on 6 bills that would change the rule-making process.
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Municipalities push to retain remote meeting capabilities adopted for pandemic
Maine was one of only seven states before the COVID-19 pandemic that did not allow municipalities to hold remote meetings. But attitudes have shifted in the past year.
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Police: Two women facing numerous drug charges after Brunswick home search
Both women were taken to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.
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Two men indicted on murder charges in 2012 shootings in downtown Portland
Zachary Phach and Khang Tran were indicted by a Cumberland County Grand Jury in connection with the murder of Matt Blanchard and wounding of two of his brothers.
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Committee approves bill on party lines to restore MaineCare benefits to noncitizen immigrants
The measure cleared the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee with majority Democrats favoring the change and Republicans opposing it.
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Maine adapted election rules for the pandemic; bills would make changes permanent
Measures call for continuing the use of ballot drop boxes and an absentee ballot tracking tool.
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Gorham family is grief-stricken following accident that killed 3-year-old boy
William Tinkham was struck outside his home last week by a vehicle driven by a 13-year-old.
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Woman struck and killed by vehicle in Westbrook
Police are investigating the incident, which happened in the Hamlet residential neighborhood.
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Jury convicts former officer Derek Chauvin of George Floyd’s murder
The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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UMaine System relaxes quarantine guidelines for vaccinated students and staff
Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.