Maine lawmakers overturned Gov. Paul LePage’s veto to pass a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill Monday. The Maine House voted 119-23 and the Maine Senate voted 25-8 to override the Republican governor’s veto and adopt legislation that will allow patients to use marijuana if a doctor deems it medically beneficial, grant six new medical dispensary […]
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Paul LePage’s veto of bill to protect living organ donors overridden in House
Maine Gov. Paul LePage is opposing a law to prohibit certain insurers from considering a person’s status as a living organ donor. The Maine HOuse overrode the veto last week 146-0. AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is opposing a law to prohibit certain insurers from considering a person’s status as a living organ donor. […]
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Rumford Town Manager explains method to put police vote on ballot
RUMFORD — Town Manager John Madigan said Monday evening that he found a way to override a charter provision that required the town to vote on the issue of police coverage at the annual town meeting June 1, and not at the polls June 9. Since September 2013, Rumford and Mexico officials have been looking […]
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Maine Senate overrides LePage veto of tobacco bill by wide margin
AUGUSTA — The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to override Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would require the state’s Medicaid program to fully fund tobacco cessation treatment. The Senate’s 31-4 vote Tuesday morning follows a strong rejection of the governor’s veto on Thursday in the House, which voted 131-10 in favor […]
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House overturns LePage veto of bill designed to help MaineCare recipients quit smoking
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly overrode Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill designed to reduce tobacco-related illness in Maine, but the House narrowly sustained a budget bill veto that could reduce state revenues by about $7 million between now and mid-2015. LePage last week vetoed LD 386, An […]