AUGUSTA — Legislation to increase funding for the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services and provide free tuition to members of the Maine National Guard has hit a political brick wall at the State House. The bill was tabled Wednesday after more than 90 minutes of debate in the House as lawmakers sharply disagreed over how […]
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Lawmakers table lobster as official crustacean
AUGUSTA — Legislation that would take an iconic symbol of Maine’s coastal heritage and tourism economy and give it official status was put on hold by state lawmakers Thursday. Not to worry, lobster lovers. The bill to make the lobster the official state crustacean hasn’t hit a boiling point, but it is on the back […]
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Maine lawmakers prep for short session
AUGUSTA — State House leaders Monday outlined their plans for the start of the second regular session of the 127th Legislature, but it’s clear Republicans and Democrats are going to struggle to find common ground on a host of issues. Topping the list will be how fast the Legislature moves on a bill that’s meant […]
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GOP House leader vows to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for income tax cuts in Maine budget
AUGUSTA — House Republicans have entrenched themselves against the rest of the Legislature — including their fellow GOP Senators — and are vowing to fight a state budget being crafted in the Legislature because it doesn’t include income tax cuts or welfare reforms favored by Gov. Paul LePage. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans said they have forged […]
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Espling focuses on women’s leadership, charter school reform, tax elimination for seniors
AUGUSTA — For state Rep. Ellie Espling, R-New Gloucester, serving in the Maine Legislature is a matter of making sure that “normal, regular, everyday people” have a voice in their government. Espling, serving her third term in the Maine House, was recently elected by her colleagues to the position of assistant minority leader. She represents […]
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Hundreds honor the fallen at New Gloucester service
NEW GLOUCESTER — Honoring America’s military on Memorial Day, hundreds of people gathered along a milelong-plus parade route from Memorial School to the Lunn Hunnewell AMVETS Post 6 hall on Route 100. Gold Star mothers, Gray-New Gloucester middle and high schools bands and AMVETS gathered at the site of the future veterans memorial in Upper […]