New law aims to expand rural pharmacy access
Closures over the past decade have left many rural communities without a local pharmacy, a Maine Monitor analysis found.
Maine lawmakers try to thread the needle on forest protections
The legislation also protects Maine’s undeveloped lakes and ponds through prescriptive conservation measures.
New law will require landowners to report enrollment in forest carbon programs
The state currently has little way to track landowners’ participation in the forest carbon credit market.
Maine lawmakers want to examine how judges are disciplined. The judicial branch says that isn’t their call.
The debate in the legislature follows an ethics complaint against Maine Supreme Court Justice Catherine Connors that has yet to be resolved.
Maine lawmakers advance dam safety legislation
One bill would bolster Maine’s dam safety agency and hold negligent dam owners accountable while the other would inject $5 million to a state fund for dam repairs.
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