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Gay marriage in Washington state: 279 licenses in first six hours
Hours after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage, couples officially began receiving state licenses as Washington became the latest state to allow members of the same sex to marry. King County opened the doors to its...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority, Social Issues, Government, Same-Sex Marriage
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Monster Mash: Removal of 'pro-labor' mural prompts outcry in Maine; Patti LuPone sounds off on 'Gypsy' movie
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Poll: Was Maine's governor right to remove the 'pro-labor' mural?
Culture MonsterControversial Maine mural removed by Gov. Paul LePage continues to stoke public debate... -
UMF senior looks at domestic violence among Maine's veterans
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineThe challenge of domestic violence is an ongoing issue of concern for the state. It's also one that affects veterans, according to Dovey Balsam of Industry, who spent a year researching and proposing ways to help veterans and their families. "The...Tags: Politics, Government, Afghanistan
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Yarmouth worries over power plant
Portland Press Herald, MaineThe pending sale of Maine's largest power plant is expected to contribute to rising property taxes in Yarmouth, but town officials are more concerned about the long-term impacts of the transaction now that talks have broken down with the corporate...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, FPL Group, Energy Resources
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Former Teacher of the Year on list of Portland layoffs
Portland Press Herald, MaineFour years ago, Gloria L. Noyes found herself at the pinnacle of her teaching career. Noyes, who was teaching fifth grade at Westbrook's Congin Elementary School, was chosen by her peers and the Maine Department of Education as the 2009 Maine Teacher of...Tags: Politics, Job Layoffs, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Maine panel OKs Clean Election upgrade
Portland Press Herald, MaineA bill to provide more public funding for Maine Clean Election Act candidates inched closer to approval Friday, following a 7-5 vote by the Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. The bill, L.D. 1309, sponsored by Sen. Edward Youngblood, R-...Tags: Republican Party, Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Justice System
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LePage to Democrats: Act now, or bankrupt DHHS
Portland Press Herald, MaineBlasting Democrats in the Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that Maine's Department of Health and Human Services will run out of money to pay Medicaid providers in three weeks if lawmakers don't act to approve a new state budget. LePage's...Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government, Health Insurance
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LePage vetoes bill calling for Internet sales tax study
Bangor Daily News, MaineGov. Paul LePage vetoed his sixth bill of the legislative session Friday afternoon. LD 319 directed Maine Revenue Services to review Maine's conformity with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, which is an agreement among several states and...Tags: Barack Obama, Conservation, Crime, Law and Justice, E-Commerce Industry, Environmental Issues
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Maine abortion measures bring out passions
Portland Press Herald, MaineRoberta Zuckerman and her husband wanted badly to have a second child. After miscarrying, she went through fertility treatments. She got pregnant and was ecstatic. Then she learned that the fetus had trisomy 13, a chromosomal abnormality that meant...Tags: Republican Party, Planned Parenthood, Maine Legislature, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Committee passes bill linking hospital payment to Maine Medicaid expansion
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineThe debate over whether state government should link the payment of its $484 million debt to Maine hospitals to an expansion of Medicaid ratcheted up again Thursday. The debate began with dueling press conferences and moved on to a 7-5 party-line...Tags: Entertainment, Republican Party, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Policies, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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EDITORIAL: Don't allow obstinacy to kill good ideas
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineThere's an old expression about "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," and we hope practical politicians in Augusta will not allow that to happen. Maine needs to pay its hospitals and it can provide health insurance to its working poor -- but only...Tags: Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Regional Authority
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