Asylum seeker influx could hamper proposed MaineCare expansion
If approved, Maine would join California, Colorado and D.C. in offering health coverage to all low-income undocumented residents.
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Maine lawmakers look ready to repeal more limits on minor sex abuse cases
One proposed bill would further wipe out statutes of limitation in criminal and civil cases for offenses classified as sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a minor.
Lack of working chargers could harm Maine’s electric vehicle effort
EVs are a key part of the Mills administration’s climate goals, but the state has only reached only 4 percent of the ownership targets.
Ron DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid on Twitter with Elon Musk
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will reveal his presidential plans Wednesday in an audio conversation with the owner of Twitter.
Maine Democrats reject new restrictions on governors’ rare US Senate picks
The proposal from Rep. David Boyer, R-Poland, garnered bipartisan support in the House last week before failing Tuesday in the Senate.
How to read Janet Mills’ silence on some of Maine’s biggest issues
With less than a month before the scheduled end of the 2023 legislative session, many in the State House are looking to Gov. Janet Mills for signs on how she will handle big issues.
Janet Mills silent on paid leave bill drawing wide support from Maine Democrats
A maximum payroll tax to finance paid leave would be 1 percent, split evenly between employers and employees at companies with more than 15 employees.
Maine’s top gambling regulator on leave after tweeting sexist slur
Milton Champion, executive director of the Gambling Control Unit within the Maine Department of Public Safety, was placed on leave last week.
What to know about Tim Scott, the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate
In 2012, Republican Tim Scott became the first Black senator from the south since just after the Civil War.
How Big Tech companies are fighting efforts to expand Maine privacy laws
One proposed constitutional right to privacy would require consent before companies collect Mainers’ biometric indicators such as facial recognition or fingerprints.
Sweeping Maine tribal sovereignty effort likely won’t happen until 2024
With lawmakers set to leave Augusta in roughly a month, such a proposal “just realistically wouldn’t stand a good showing,” said House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham.
Mal Leary, the longtime dean of Maine’s political press corps, dies at 72
Leary was one of the most trusted people in the State House and was well-liked by politicians and aides for his old-school approach.
Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses
Hundreds of bills have been proposed this year that would restrict the rights of transgender people across the country.
Debt limit talks in standstill as Republicans, White House face ‘real differences’
It is unclear when negotiations over raising the national borrowing limit would resume, though talks could pick up again over the weekend.
Some Republicans see early success in Maine’s Democratic Legislature
This should not be read as a trend so far, especially since Democrats still have opportunities to claw back some of the early Republican victories.
Democrats advance bill that would make Maine 3rd state to ban flavored tobacco
The measure would bar the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, by 2025.
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