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Maine shares in effort to get children moving Friday, May 09, 2008 Children from around the state participated Wednesday in a project called All Children Exercising Simultaneously. |
4 groups challenging new Maine laws Tuesday, May 06, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine election officials say they’ve accepted applications from four groups that are challenging two recently enacted laws. |
Maine AG: Price gouging not an issue Monday, May 05, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Gasoline and diesel prices in Maine have soared, but Attorney General Steven Rowe says it’s not because of price gouging by retailers or wholesalers in Maine. |
Referendum proposal targets tax on beer, wine and sodas Monday, May 05, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Several small business owners are seeking to initiate a referendum aimed at repealing new taxes on sodas, beer and wine. |
Feds OK use of SAT to measure achievement Thursday, May 01, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine — The U.S. Department of Education has given full approval to the state’s use of the augmented SAT test to measure achievement of Maine’s Learning Results standards. |
Schools see savings in online buys Thursday, May 01, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine — An online purchasing system that has saved a group of Maine school systems tens of thousands of dollars in its early stages will be expanding to school systems across the state. |
Sex offender list changes nixed Thursday, May 01, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci on Wednesday pocket-vetoed a bill aimed at improving the state’s sex offender registry, effectively negating a year of work by members of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. |
Maine PUC chief stepping down Thursday, May 01, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine – Governor John E. Baldacci today accepted the resignation of Kurt Adams as the Chairman of the State's Public Utilities Commission. |
Positive 'April Surprise' seen in state revenue Wednesday, April 30, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A legislative staff analysis says key components of Maine's General Fund revenue look hardy heading into the final two months of the fiscal year. |
Amended law changes rules for cribbage games Monday, April 28, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Organizations that want to host cribbage games will have a new state law to follow in July that allows them to charge higher entry fees and sets a standard annual license fee. |
Tribe pursues severing state tie Saturday, April 26, 2008 INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - The Penobscot Indian Nation has begun severing ties with the state, and is threatening to put slot machines on the island without state permission and contrary to Gov. John Baldacci's wishes. |
Penobscots threaten to move ahead with slots Friday, April 25, 2008 INDIAN ISLAND, Maine - The Penobscot Nation is threatening to move ahead with slots on Indian Island despite Gov. John Baldacci's veto of a bill would have allowed 100 slot machines. |
Election officials review people's veto application Friday, April 25, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - As business organizations weigh whether to undertake a referendum challenge to a new funding mechanism for Maine’s Dirigo Health program, state election officials say one people’s veto proposal already has been received. |
Pittsfield lawmaker criticizes pocket veto of gaming bill Thursday, April 24, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Pittsfield lawmaker criticized Gov. John Baldacci on Thursday for refusing to sign a gaming bill sent to him at the close of this year's legislative sessions. |
New rules for secure driver's licenses go into effect Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Mainers seeking a driver's license need to bring their documents showing proof of residency effective Tuesday. |
Lawmakers enact bills on lighters, lead, lending Saturday, April 19, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Children's health was high on the agenda during Maine's 2008 legislative session, but the year also saw action to protect homeowners hurt by predatory lenders, victims of human traffickers and people who miss work to care for sick siblings. |
Maine governor signs license bill Friday, April 18, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Acknowledging that it was a tough issue for lawmakers, Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill to tighten standards for getting a Maine driver' license, a measure that was dreaded as an affront to civil liberties and defended only as a stopgap. |
Maine House OKs tougher licensing rules Thursday, April 17, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Following a debate that rang with themes of states' rights, individual liberties and security of state credentials, the Maine House approved a bill Wednesday to tighten the rules for getting a Maine driver's license. |
Maine Senate approves drivers license bill Thursday, April 17, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Senate has voted to tighten standards for getting a Maine drivers license, enhancing its chances of final legislative approval. |
Democrats endorse substitutes for cigarette tax Wednesday, April 16, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Democratic lawmakers, moving swiftly through a long legislative day, mustered votes of final approval in the House and Senate late Tuesday night for a bill to broaden beer and wine taxes as part of a change in the funding mechanism for Maine's Dirigo Health program. |
Lawmakers sustain veto of Indian slots bill Tuesday, April 15, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine House has just upheld Gov. John Baldacci's veto of a bill to allow slot machines on Indian Island. |
Maine House rejects bill calling for popular presidential vote Monday, April 14, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - A bill to have Maine join other states in a national popular vote to elect future presidents of the United States is hitting a snag in Augusta. |
House, Senate pass slots bill; Baldacci still expected to veto Friday, April 11, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Gov. John Baldacci intends to veto the bill passed Thursday by the House and Senate allowing the Penobscot Nation to operate slot machines at its Indian Island high-stakes beano facility. |
Maine House repeals school consolidation law Thursday, April 10, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - With some lawmakers still angered by the governor's veto this week of a bill containing changes to the state's controversial school consolidation law, the House voted Wednesday night to scrap the law altogether. |
Baldacci signs bill banning smoking in cars with children present Thursday, April 10, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - Saying that children don't get to decide whether they have to sit in a smoke-filled car, Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill Thursday that will make Maine the latest state to ban smoking in cars in which children are present. |
Secretary of State endorses license residency law Wednesday, December 05, 2007 AUGUSTA, Maine — A report to the Legislature says Maine should make state residence a requirement to get a driver's license. |
GOP contenders spar on abortion, taxes Wednesday, June 07, 2006 AUGUSTA - Despite repeated efforts Tuesday night, WCSH-TV newscasters Rob Caldwell and Kathleen Shannon eventually found out that attempting to get Republican gubernatorial hopeful David Emery to clearly state his position on abortion was a lot like nailing Jell-O to the wall. |