Maine’s medical marijuana laws are already among the loosest in the country. Two key lawmakers are pushing to ease regulations further after receiving financial support from the industry.
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House Republicans try but fail to remove censure of Laurel Libby
The move delayed debate over an $11.3 billion state budget on Thursday.
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Gov. Mills signs budget bill into law, calls lawmakers back for special session
Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law an $11.3 billion budget that was passed by Democrats early Friday over the objections of Republicans.
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Maine lawmakers advance effort to seek money for more EV subsidies
Republicans, who have criticized state efforts to promote electric vehicle sales, opposed tapping a regional source of funding. Maine exhausted its money for EV rebates in November.
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Julia Lipez confirmed as Maine’s newest state supreme court justice
The Senate’s confirmation of Lipez to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court fills a yearlong vacancy on the state’s highest court.
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Maine bill would allow doctors to keep their names off prescription labels for abortion pill
The proposal comes as advocates have noted an increase in threats against abortion providers in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
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Maine’s public advocate seeks access to billing data from electricity suppliers
The move is meant to help determine how much competitive electricity providers overcharge low-income customers.
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Maine lawmakers weigh property tax relief, even as Mills signals she won’t support most efforts
Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.
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Jobs for Maine prisoners are shifting online. The state wants to charge for the tech.
Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine’s prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.
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Maine Democrats move to adopt partial budget, with or without Republicans
Democrats have brought forward a ‘continuing services’ budget to fund MaineCare and other core government functions; it advanced out of committee Friday and will go to the full Legislature.