Advocates argue that the governor’s belief that naloxone enables addicts is the same as saying some should die.
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Maine Republicans about to choose delegates for national convention
The 23 delegates will be apportioned based on the results of the state caucuses last month, but loyalties could dissolve in a battle for delegates at the convention in Cleveland.
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LePage signs bill to increase officers’ pay, but veto likely on raises for mental health workers
The governor also signs a law mandating that doctors participate in a program that evaluates prescriptions of opioids while also setting limits on the strength and duration of a prescription.
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Legislators approve $13.4 million public bailout of biomass industry
Lawmakers sought to balance the goal of saving logging jobs with the public costs of providing a subsidy for owners of the plants.
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LePage abruptly cancels town hall forum in Newcastle
His administration says the governor felt compelled to stay in Augusta during the ‘frenzied last days of the legislative session.’
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LePage signs order that keeps beleaguered education chief in place
The financial order will allow Bill Beardsley to perform many of the duties of commissioner while bypassing confirmation by Legislature.
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Lawmakers remain divided over bill boosting Maine solar industry
Maine House gives first OK but without the bipartisan support that will be needed to overcome an expected veto by Gov. Paul LePage.
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Maine biomass bailout would tap $13.4 million in public funds
An amended proposal shifts the burden of the rescue plan from electricity ratepayers to taxpayers.
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Judge affirms rejection of casino petitions, keeping proposal off Maine ballot
The campaign failed to prove in its appeal that the state erred in invalidating 55,776 of the 91,294 signatures submitted, says Justice Michaela Murphy.
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Lawmakers oppose Maine biomass bailout, but leave an opening
The Legislature’s energy and utilities committee votes to defeat a proposal that would ask ratepayers to save the industry, but a $10 million taxpayer bailout is still a possibility.