Kevin Miller
Co-Host at Maine's Political Pulse
Reporter at Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Reporter w/ @MainePublic Radio covering government, politics, etc... Loves mountains, lakes, rivers, trees, trails & rocky coasts. kmiller(at)https://t.co/aW5rurqjoh
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5 days ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
Gun owners' rights groups are vowing to file a lawsuit unless Democratic lawmakers hold a public hearing on a ballot initiative proposing a "red flag" gun law in Maine. Republican lawmakers and representatives of three gun owners' rights groups are accusing Democratic legislators of blatantly ignoring a state law that requires the Legislature to hold public hearings on citizen-initiated ballot questions.
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1 week ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
State lawmakers got into a procedural standoff Friday over whether the Legislature must hold a public hearing on a ballot initiative that seeks to enact a "red flag" gun law in the state. Earlier this year, the Maine Gun Safety Coalition submitted enough signatures for a ballot initiative proposing a "extreme risk protection order" law.
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1 week ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill that expands protections for health care providers in Maine who prescribe abortion medication. Maine already has a so-called "shield" law that protects doctors and other health care providers from investigations launched by prosecutors in other states that ban or restrict access to abortion.
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1 week ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
State lawmakers gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would require school boards to adopt policies on cellphone use in schools. As originally proposed, the bill would have required school administrative units to prohibit students from even possessing cellphones in classrooms except in certain emergency circumstances.
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1 week ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
The Maine House has given initial approval to two bills that expand testing for the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. State law already requires landlords in Maine to test for arsenic in private well water every five years. A bill that received initial approval Wednesday in the House would add PFAS to that list as concerns grow in rural Maine about contamination linked to PFAS-laden sludge that was spread as fertilizer on farm fields.
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