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Maine Sen. Susan Collins believes CDC's updated COVID-19 mask guidance provides 'important incentive' for people to get vaccinated

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Maine Sen. Susan Collins believes CDC's updated COVID-19 mask guidance provides 'important incentive' for people to get vaccinated

Maine Politics

State representative sponsors bill to reestablish parole in Maine

The Prison Policy Initiative thinktank released a report in 2019 grading states by parole system. Maine, which hasn't had parole since 1976, received an F minus.
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Mixed reactions to bill to bring back parole in Maine

Representative Jeffrey Evangelos (I-Friendship) is sponsoring L.D. 842, "An Act to Reestablish Parole." Maine abolished parole in 1976.
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Mixed reactions to bill to bring back parole in Maine

This story has been updated to reflect that the Old Port altercation Brandon Brown was convicted of took place in 2008 instead of 2009.
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Bill would reestablish parole in Maine

Representative Jeffrey Evangelos of Friendship is sponsoring L.D. 842, "An Act to Reestablish Parole." The Governor's office has released a statement in opposition.
Education

Bill would end seclusion, limit restraints in Maine schools

The majority of the incidents involved students with disabilities, despite a current law that is supposed to reduce those numbers
Maine Politics

Leaders of economic recovery plan say federal dollars will boost Maine

Leaders say the initiatives in the plan will help businesses grow and help people turn their own big ideas into reality, which can help the entire state economy
Money

Mills proposes major new spending plan with revenue surplus

Gov. Mills' proposal makes an investment in Maine public schools and meets the state’s obligation to pay 55% of the cost of K-12 education
Maine Politics

Proposed law aims to protect some of Maine's important workers

A recent study found more than half of all native bees are dying from a variety of reasons. A new bill aims to fix this issue in Maine.
Maine Politics

Top Maine lawmakers seek funding to boost child care wages

Senate President Troy Jackson on Tuesday said boosting pay to bolster child care needs to be a priority for the Legislature this session.
Maine Politics

Bill to close Long Creek making its way through Maine Legislature

LD 1668 would close Long Creek Youth Development Center and reallocate the funds to housing and mental health resources
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Gov. Mills attends virtual conference with President Biden and state leaders from across the country

President Biden invited several governors to sit down with him and discuss how they have dealt with vaccine hesitancy and access to shots in their states.

One person hospitalized after motorcycle crash in Portland

One injured in Portland motorcycle crash

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How a brush with death helped turn a young man into an end-of-life doctor

How a brush with death helped turn a young man into an end-of-life doctor

These stores plan to keep requiring masks for now

Costco says fully vaccinated customers no longer need to wear masks, with exceptions

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Maine Sen. Susan Collins believes CDC's updated COVID-19 mask guidance provides 'important incentive' for people to get vaccinated

State representative sponsors bill to reestablish parole in Maine

Mixed reactions to bill to bring back parole in Maine

Mixed reactions to bill to bring back parole in Maine

Bill would reestablish parole in Maine

Bill would end seclusion, limit restraints in Maine schools

Leaders of economic recovery plan say federal dollars will boost Maine

Mills proposes major new spending plan with revenue surplus

Proposed law aims to protect some of Maine's important workers

Top Maine lawmakers seek funding to boost child care wages

Bill to close Long Creek making its way through Maine Legislature

Gov. Mills attends virtual conference with President Biden and state leaders from across the country

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