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Maine’s pot rules headed to legislature for hearing, votes
Maine’s state government has provisionally adopted rules governing the legal sale of marijuana, and the rules will soon be headed to the Maine Legislature for potential adoption.
Bill to study emissions from hydropower project fails
A bill to study whether a proposed 145-mile (233-kilometer) transmission line in western Maine will actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions has failed.
Bill to fund needle exchanges in Maine awaits funding
Lawmakers will weigh whether to fund a bill calling for $1.7 million to boost needle exchange programs in Maine.
Maine moves to become third with plastic bag ban
Maine could become the nation’s third state to ban single-use plastic bags starting April 2020.
Maine could move to presidential primaries
Maine could ditch its presidential caucuses for a primary system that supporters hope will get more voters involved.
Sens. Collins, King are in France for D-Day anniversary
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King are in France for the 75th anniversary of the allied invasion of France in World War II
Murder trial in northern Maine to set to start
HOULTON, Maine (AP) The trial is due to start for a Maine man charged with killing his 79-year-old stepfather in Bridgewater
Groups to remove 5K pounds of old fishing gear off Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A pair of groups says it expects to remove about 5,000 pounds of lost and abandoned fishing gear from New England waters during an effort to clean up the debris
Small plane crashes at Bangor airport; no one hurt
Officials say no one was hurt when a Cessna 210 crashed at the Bangor International Jetport in Maine.
