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In a letter, Maine's Democratic governor made it abundantly clear that she would not call lawmakers back for a special session to complete their work. Tensions are also elevated between Mills and the Democratic-controlled Senate over a storm relief bill.
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Lawmakers are rushing to finalize work on revisions to the state's two-year budget before the Legislature is slated to adjourn mid-week.
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The proposal was drafted in response to a prominent neo-Nazi group setting up a training facility in Penobscot County. It has since been abandoned but Democrats in the Legislature wanted to give law enforcement and prosecutors more tools to discourage future operations.
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The bill has the backing of Wabanaki leaders as well as the Mills administration and Maine's attorney general. But it represents a dramatically scaled-back version of the tribal sovereignty measure that was originally proposed.
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The union representing state workers has filed a complaint with the Maine Labor Relations Board calling on the Mills administration to complete a study analyzing the compensation and classification of state employees.
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The potential compromise would not go nearly as far on tribal sovereignty as Wabanaki leaders say is needed. But they view it as solid, incremental progress on key issues.
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GOP lawmakers are increasingly critical of the tens of millions spent to house asylum seekers but have yet to offer concrete alternative solutions.
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The governor has proposed taking $50 million from Maine's nearly $1 billion Rainy Day Fund for the program, although lawmakers will have to go along with the plan.
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Gov. Janet Mills outlined those proposals — as well as other priorities on mental health and storm recovery — during a State of the State address on Tuesday.
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Businesses could receive between $2,500 and $10,000 from the new fund created by Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association.