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Bills to nix Maine’s annual vehicle inspection program shot down by legislative committee

Annual vehicle inspections in Maine aren’t going away any time soon.

Maine man indicted for making $400k off unfinished home construction projects

Maine’s attorney general says the owner of a home construction company has been indicted for stealing $400,000 from clients for projects that were never completed.

Maine bill would require transparency about school pesticide

A Maine legislator wants the state to be more transparent about what pesticides are used on school grounds.

New law to eliminate financial COVID-19 barriers in Maine

A bill that aims to eliminate barriers to COVID-19 screening, testing and immunization is now law in Maine, officials said Thursday.

Supreme court upholds manslaughter sentence for teen

Maine’s supreme court has upheld the sentence of a 16-year-old driver who was behind the wheel at the time of a crash that killed three youths.

UMaine students making art to call for fair vaccine rollout

ORONO, Maine (AP) Students at University of Maine are making art to encourage equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines.

Sen. Collins rebuked by GOP in county where she was raised

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Maine Republicans in the county where Sen. Susan Collins was raised have delivered a rebuke over her vote to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial.

As freeze in air travel begins to thaw, United adds flights to Maine

(AP) With confidence rising that the end of the pandemic is growing closer, airports have begun to grow more crowded and airlines are starting to revive flights that vanished last year as people cancelled vacations and business trips.

GOP angry as Dems prepare to proceed without them on budget

Republicans who demanded tax code changes before approval of the supplemental budget are angry that Democrats are planning to proceed with the two-year budget, with or without their support.

Maine CDC says Orono food worker may have exposed others to hepatitis A

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning customers who visited a Circle K in Orono that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A.

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Sellers and buyers are on more equal footing for negotiating their home purchase.

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A month-long investigation into drug trafficking in New Gloucester and Lewiston led to three arrests on Wednesday.

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Maine State Police Lobby Against Red Flag Law

Maine State Police and the state Department of Public Safety strongly oppose the Red Flag Law.