A public hearing July 8 is the first step. If approved, it will likely take a year to complete.
News
State, national and world news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Missing 79-year-old Gray man found safe
Police believed the man wandered away from his house early Monday morning.
advertisement
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
What’s in the latest version of Trump’s big bill now before the Senate
At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
What’s next for Trump’s big bill after a weekend of setbacks
The Senate will try to sprint ahead on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts after a weekend of setbacks
Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Local & State
Is Maine’s enthusiasm for fireworks fizzling out?
The number of stores in the state has been declining since 2018, and after an uptick during the pandemic, sales have slowed as well.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Otisfield selectman, school director reelected at annual town meeting
Next year’s municipal operating budget will increase by 4% to $2.6 million.
Posted inLocal & State
With federal funding in doubt, Maine’s domestic violence resource centers freeze hiring
Resource centers around the state have frozen hiring and are operating understaffed in anticipation of funding shortfalls.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
With Maine judge set to release inmates waiting for lawyers, state high court halts hearings – for now
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court halted habeas corpus hearings so it can consider an appeal from the state over the backlog of defendants waiting for public defenders.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation / World, News, Politics
Maine Senators divided as Senate pushes ahead on Trump’s tax break and spending cut plan
Susan Collins, a key Republican player in Washington, voted to begin debate on the bill last night, while Angus King voted against advancing the bill.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston nonprofit Store Next Door hopes to expand countywide
The Store Next Door is moving out of Governor Longley School, where it has been for four years.