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Kevin Miller/Maine PublicLawmakers are expected to vote on eight different bills in the coming days that seek to change Maine's current policy allowing students to compete on athletic teams based on their gender identity. -
Jeff Chiu/APThe tribes already offer online sports betting. But lawmakers are now debating whether to allow the tribal nations to expand their mobile offerings to poker, blackjack and other casino-style games.
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Gov. Janet Mills had proposed a dollar-a-pack increase as part of her budget to generate additional revenues. But Democrats who control the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee want to add a $1.50. -
Several dozens of supporters and opponents of the proposed "red flag" gun law laid out their arguments for a legislative committee. -
Maine lawmakers passed a bill banning the doxxing of minors, allowing families to seek legal action. -
The measure requires big facilities to donate or compost uneaten food. -
David Costello, who also ran for the U.S. Senate last year, worked for several decades for federal and state agencies. He joins several other Democrats seeking the nomination to run against Collins in November 2026. -
The measure requires farmworkers to be paid the state minimum wage, more than double the federal minimum wage. -
A Patten native, McCarthy is running as a political outsider and vowing to focus on ways to reduce everyday costs for Mainers. -
Medical experts discuss federal vaccine orders, and answer questions about Covid, measles, tick-borne diseases and other seasonal health concerns -
Forced-reset triggers make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, according to officials. -
Eaton had spinal surgery on Wednesday in Bangor but collapsed during physical therapy due to a pulmonary embolism and was taken by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
