AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is seeking a marijuana consultant to advise officials on how to set up regulations for the state’s recreational and medical pot markets. The Portland Press Herald reports the state Department of Administrative and Financial Services issued a proposal request Monday for a cannabis consultant. Officials say the consultant will write […]
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s four gubernatorial candidates used a public forum to talk about attracting and keeping young people in the state with the highest median age in the country. The Monday forum was the first in the race to replace Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Democrat Janet Mills, Republican Shawn Moody and independents Terry […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The trial is underway for a Maine man charged with trying to kill a sheriff’s deputy. Scott Bubar has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated attempted murder and reckless conduct in the 2017 shootout. The Kennebec Journal reports the case will be decided by a judge alone. Prosecutors say Bubar […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says he’ll deny applications for aid under a voter-approved Medicaid expansion until lawmakers provide funding under his terms. Republican Gov. Paul LePage told The Associated Press that everything would be “fine” if lawmakers provide the funding. Nearly three out of five Maine voters last November supported expanding Medicaid to […]
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Image Courtesy of The Maine Forest Service WYMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — Police say a pilot of a small plane said he was flying alongside another plane operated by a friend when he lost visibility and crashed into trees near Bigelow Mountain, north of Carrabasset Valley, Maine. Police say pilot Frank Gibney and passenger Diane […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A spokesman has blamed “petty partisan politicians” for Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to withdraw his nominations for individuals to state boards and commissions. The governor said he was withdrawing 16 nominations in letters he sent Thursday to Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon. LePage’s senior policy advisor Michael Beardsley told a […]
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