MAINE’S SINGLE AREA CODE EXTENDED AN ADDITIONAL 15 MONTHS

Ongoing efforts to preserve Maine’s 207 area code have resulted in an extension of about 15 months from the previous exhaustion date prediction of the fourth quarter of 2025.…

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Brunswick to buy land for $4 million, preventing controversial housing development

Brunswick will spend $4 million to buy 283 acres from a developer that hoped to build a large-scale housing project. The land deal would kill the project……

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Maine close to securing land use agreement for North Woods

The development of the plan began in 2020, months after Weyerhaeuser pulled the plug on the former plan to build home lots and resorts.…

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Massachusetts, Maine Struggle to Fund Illegal Immigrant, Asylum Seeker Emergency Housing

In Maine, a state commission has said they want $182 million per year in taxpayer funding to accommodate ERA benefit recipients, an unknown number of which are non-residents currently living in hotels and motels — mostly in southern Maine — with the ERA program picking up the tab.…

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As solar booms in Maine, unease grows about loss of forest

The number of large solar farms in Maine is increasing quickly, prompting some residents and conservation groups to worry about the development cutting deeper into forests.…

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Mills, Maine delegation relieved by judge’s decision to delay stricter lobstering rules

Environmentalists had sought to force federal regulators to issue new rules within six months to protect the whales from fishing gear entanglements, but the National Marine Fisheries service said……

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South Portland votes against contributing funding to asylum-seeker housing

South Portland will not be contributing toward the $16 million purchase of a 48-unit housing development in Portland that……

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Most CMP customers to see rise of nearly 50% in electricity supply rates

Beginning on Jan. 1, new “standard offer” supply rates for home and small-business customers in CMP’s service area will rise from 11.8 cents per kilowatt hour to 17.6 cents, a 49% hike.…

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Students, lawmakers speak out against school hoax threats

Protest organizers say last week’s lockdowns at schools across Maine highlight the need for more urgency around guns and safety in public education.…

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COMMISSION SELECTS WINNING BIDS FOR NORTHERN MAINE TRANSMISSION LINE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

The Maine PUC selected two projects to promote renewable energy development in northern Maine, as required by law. The first is for the development of a 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line to connect renewable energy resources located in……

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Janet Mills Flip Flops on Vax Mandates for School Children

Maine Gov. Janet Mills reversed her position on mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for school children Thursday night during her third debate……

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Fight Over Mills’ Vax Mandate for Health Care Workers Lingers

Opponents of Gov. Janet Mills’ COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Maine health care workers are vowing to continue fighting the policy, even if……

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How a major deal shifts Maine’s political debate on lobstering

A year of peril and political wrangling for the lobster industry is ending with a major breakthrough.…

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February 24th Work Session Scheduled For Bill Sharing State Marijuana Revenue with Municipalities.

LD 1195 would allocate 5% of the gross sales and excise tax revenue generated by adult use marijuana establishments in the State to the municipalities where the revenue was generated.…

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Rural Legal Services Bill Moves Forward with Amendments

LD 1924 requires the UMaine System establish a satellite clinic of UMaine School of Law’s Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic in Aroostook County as a 3-year pilot project…

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3rd Work Session Scheduled tor Feb. 22nd on Bill Encouraging Relocation to Rural Maine

LD 1406 would provide a $2k tax credit for 5 years for people to relocate to either Aroostook, Somerset, Piscataquis or Washington County.…

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Caribou Utilities District Pushing to Include Broadband Services

If Approved by the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, LD 1949 would permit a change to the Caribou Utilities District Charter to include broadband services.…

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Governor Mills Signs 7 Bills into Law

The Governor’s office released a Press Release announcing the following bills have been signed into law.…

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Divided Report for Bill Allowing Rank-Choice for Municipal Elections

Following a February 7th work session, the Committee on State & Local Government failed to find a consensus on LD 859 and are sending a divided report to the legislature.…

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Feb. 17th Work Session Scheduled for LD 696

Work session for bill banning solitary confinement in Maine Prisons is scheduled for February 17th.…

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