What we’re monitoring: 131st Legislature
Columbia Falls to vote on land-use plan prompted by park proposal
Select Board also will seek grants to possibly purchase land and construct a new town office facility.
Tribal sovereignty bill may be pared down to consensus issues
Self-determination and self-governance would bring benefits to both tribal and non-tribal communities in the state, Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis said.
Election Results: Presidential primaries, State House 122
Follow along as The Maine Monitor tracks the results of the March 5, 2024 elections.
Mills proposes exempting all nonprofits from sales tax
The state says the change, which would cost the state about $10 million annually, is necessary to simplify the tax code and reduce confusion.
Senate Judiciary Committee has yet to subpoena Maine’s Leonard Leo
More than two months after authorizing subpoenas for two key figures in the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis, Senate Democrats have yet to issue them.
Lawmakers reject contract limits on groundwater extraction
The bill would have limited the length of contracts between utilities and large-scale water extractors like Poland Spring.
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