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Portland Press Herald: Maine’s workers comp chief says media, politics created controversy

Posted: April 03, 2014

By Steve Mistler Read more here At a hearing marked by claims of election-year maneuvering, he denies having a pro-business bias in removing a...

Marine Corps Times: Maine wants recognition of Agent Orange exposure

Posted: April 02, 2014

Read more here. PORTLAND, MAINE — Gov. Paul LePage is poised to sign into law a bill calling on the federal government to recognize disabilities...

Bangor Daily News: Debate about state borrowing likely to consume final weeks in legislative session

Posted: March 29, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — There are few issues in Augusta that have caused as much controversy in recent years as...

Portland Press Herald: Maine agency reviewing contradictions in document-shredding testimony

Posted: March 29, 2014

By Steve Mistler Read more here Some of the explanations for some of the things that were done make you ask, ‘Does that make sense?’ says one...

Bangor Daily News: Maine Senate rejects NRA-backed amendment to allow concealed handguns without permits

Posted: March 28, 2014

By Scott Thistle Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — The state Senate on Friday shot down a Republican effort to make it legal to carry a concealed...

Lewiston Sun Journal: Maine Medicaid expansion bill passes in Senate, goes to LePage

Posted: March 28, 2014

By Mario Moretto Read more here AUGUSTA — All eyes are on Republican Gov. Paul LePage after the state Senate on Friday granted final passage to a...

MPBN: Maine Lawmakers Consider $100 Million in Bond Proposals

Posted: March 28, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here The bond proposals lawmakers are considering total more than $100 million and have the potential to infuse the state's...

Johnson’s cemetery law rewrite moves forward

Posted: March 27, 2014

http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/johnson-s-cemetery-law-rewrite-moves-forward/30667 By SUE MELLO, Staff Reporter In 2013, the Maine state...

Legal Newsline: Maine Senate initially approves patent troll bill

Posted: March 25, 2014

By Jessica Karmasek Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) — A bill that would make patent trolling more difficult in Maine was given...

Maine Senate initially approves patent troll bill

Posted: March 25, 2014

http://washingtonexaminer.com/maine-senate-initially-approves-patent-troll-bill/article/feed/2125300 AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) — A bill that...