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This Democratic bill could end Maine’s unique presidential election system

Bangor Daily News 29 Mar 2025
Former Maine House Majority Leader Mo Terry, D-Gorham, said last year the Democratic-controlled Legislature would have been “compelled” to act if Nebraska made a switch, but Maine legislators on both sides of the aisle had not endorsed that.
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China’s growth amid headwinds

The News International 29 Mar 2025
The just-concluded annual sessions of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, endorsed the main economic targets proposed by Premier Li Qiang in the Government Work Report, including ...
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Halle Berry will testify before Maine Legislature today

Bangor Daily News 28 Mar 2025
Actress Halle Berry will testify Friday afternoon before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee.
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Nevada bill would pay parents to care for disabled children, fill nursing shortage

Reno Gazette Journal 28 Mar 2025
A bipartisan bill at the Legislature hopes to fix one of the main problems — it would allow parents to be paid caregivers, something barred under Nevada law but allowed in other states ... Legislature.
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Hourslong hearing reveals continuing tension over Maine abortion laws

Journal Tribune 28 Mar 2025
Residents opposed to abortion urged lawmakers to roll back laws that expanded access in Maine and called on the Legislature to pass a bill criminalizing abortion even after the sponsor said she no longer supported it ....
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Proposal would make Georgia governor tied for nation’s top paid. Maine pays its governor the least.

Bangor Daily News 28 Mar 2025
The bill would also raise pay for judges on the state Supreme Court and other statewide courts ... Maine Gov ... But the Maine Legislature approved a bill in 2023 that will boost the governor’s pay after the 2026 election ... Rep ... State Sen ... Gov ... ....
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Maine defies Trump order on transgender athletes, risks federal funding

Baltimore Sun 27 Mar 2025
Education officials in Maine are refusing to sign an agreement to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports ... Maine Gov.
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UMaine pauses new financial offers to grad students amid funding uncertainty

Bangor Daily News 27 Mar 2025
The state’s flagship university in Orono also cited the Legislature advancing a state budget that maintains but does not boost funding funding for the University of Maine System for the next two years ...
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Maine has an ocean of potential

Bangor Daily News 27 Mar 2025
Recognizing this gap, last year the Maine Legislature established a Blue Economy Task Force to deliver an initial report on how the state can best capitalize on the opportunities emerging in this sector.
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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it

Chatanooga Times Free Press 27 Mar 2025
WELLSTON, Okla ... Now the battle over how to place guardrails on the practice is playing out in legislatures even in red states like Oklahoma. Maine has temporarily banned the land application of sewage sludge and Oklahoma is considering a similar ban.
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Burnet County could launch spaceport development corp. with neighbor

DailyTrib 27 Mar 2025
An example would be the $150 million being distributed by the Texas Space Commission, which is expected to be re-upped by the current Texas Legislature ... One of the main concerns of Burnet County ...
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Letters to the editor: Tobacco products tax; Trump wants Canada; Trump vs. Mills

The Brunswick Times Record 26 Mar 2025
In support of increasing tax on tobacco products The Maine ...
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will run for governor in 2026

Bangor Daily News 26 Mar 2025
Democrats have controlled the governor’s office and Legislature since 2018, but an array of Republicans who are looking at the race will feel encouraged by the fact Maine has not consecutively elected governors of the same party since 1959.
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Maine’s teacher shortage crisis: What lawmakers are doing about it

Seacoast Online 25 Mar 2025
The challenge of recruiting and retaining teachers in Maine is profound ... Guiod is a participant in the Maine Teacher Residency project, which offers tuition assistance and mentorship ... “I want Maine to have the most qualified teachers,” Guiod said.
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Well-intentioned but costly gun bill might backfire

The Lewiston Tribune 25 Mar 2025
It would require fingerprinting, and the state’s 10-day waiting period, created by the Legislature in 2023, would be incorporated into the time it takes for the permit to be processed.

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