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Who should handle kids in trouble with the law? Lawmakers return to familiar debate.

Bangor Daily News 23 Apr 2025
Anne “Pinny” Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, who co-chairs the Maine Legislature’s criminal justice ... The relationship between departments arose again during Thursday’s hearing at the Maine Legislature.
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North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong asks state for $2.35 million for security updates at governor’s residence

Grand Forks Herald 23 Apr 2025
Parts of the existing fence come within a few feet of the mansion, and the accessible section of the driveway is just over 100 feet from the main road ... MORE NEWS FROM THE NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
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Children at Long Creek have alarming mental health needs. A new bill seeks to curb ...

Journal Tribune 23 Apr 2025
The proposal, intended to keep more children out of Maine's only youth prison and instead address their needs elsewhere, was presented to the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee last week ....
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Who funded NMSU's capital outlay projects for athletics? Legislature releases lists of names

Las Cruces Sun News 23 Apr 2025
Its main task is to "draft legislation for executive, judicial and other state entities" and is the primary contact point for members of the public seeking information from the Legislature.
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Maine Legislature approves bill to prepare for severe weather fueled by climate change

Journal Tribune 22 Apr 2025
The bill includes a grant program to help residents safeguard their homes, provides funding for the Maine Emergency Management Agency, and establishes a new office intended to reduce storm damage and protect infrastructure ....
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The Democratic plan to bring ranked-choice voting to Maine’s next governor’s race

Bangor Daily News 22 Apr 2025
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Democratic bill would go around an opinion from Maine’s high court to implement ranked-choice voting for general elections for governor and the Legislature just in time for next year’s race to replace Gov.
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Maine considers shifting disposal costs of e-cigarettes to producers

Bangor Daily News 22 Apr 2025
In its annual product stewardship report to the Legislature’s energy committee released in February, the environmental department noted that vape pens containing nicotine could be included in the Maine packaging law passed in 2021.
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Firefighters battle dozens of wildfires across Maine

News-Press Now 22 Apr 2025
MAINE (WMTW) — Conditions have been prime for fires across much of Maine in recent days and firefighters have been busy ... In 2023 the Maine legislature passed a law prohibiting burning in areas under a Red Flag Warning, including campfires.
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2024 surveillance report from UMaine Extension Tick Lab highlights tick-borne disease risk

Bangor Daily News 21 Apr 2025
Thanks to ongoing funding supported by the Governor and Maine Legislature, the UMaine Extension Tick Lab keeps its comprehensive tick testing service affordable at just $20 per tick, ensuring that cost is not a barrier to public participation.
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Why financial education matters

Bangor Daily News 21 Apr 2025
Maine should not be left behind ... We urge our colleagues in the Legislature to pass this important bill and give Maine students the opportunity to build a strong financial foundation for their futures.
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Facing new spruce budworm outbreak, Maine foresters look to history as a guide

Bangor Daily News 21 Apr 2025
After years of often bitter debate, in 1989 the Maine Legislature passed the Forest Practices Act, which enacted a partial ban on clear-cutting and established requirements for forested separation zones between clear-cuts.
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Biden-Appointed Judge Rules Against Maine Rep. Laurel Libby

Hot Air 20 Apr 2025
A federal judge ruled against Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby Friday in her lawsuit to have her censure in the state legislature overturned ... the will of the majority of Maine House members.
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Who will Democrats find to run against Susan Collins in 2026?

Bangor Daily News 19 Apr 2025
Spokespeople for Mills, who gained attention after President Donald Trump sparred with her in February and began targeting Maine over the state’s transgender athlete policies, did not share updates this week.
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Maine takes center stage in Trump trans athletes fight

The Hill 19 Apr 2025
Democrats, who control both chambers of Maine’s state legislature, voted in February to censure Libby for the Facebook post, which included the student’s photos, name and deadname — the name they used ...
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Maine Legislature

Citrus County Chronicle 18 Apr 2025
FILE - House speaker Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, discusses legislative business on the phone, April 25, 2022, at the State House in Augusta, Maine ... .

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