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Maine’s congressional delegation again calls for crackdown on illegal marijuana operations

By Christopher Burns on Jan 30, 2024 10:10 am
Just since the start of the year, Maine police have arrested eight people and seized more than 4,400 marijuana plants from illegal operations.
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Janet Mills proposes setting aside $100M in written address urging fiscal caution

By Michael Shepherd on Jan 30, 2024 09:50 am
That includes more money for K-12 education, homeless and warming shelters, affordable housing, and addiction treatment.
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Maine trails every state in testing and tracking rape kits. That could soon change.

By Billy Kobin on Jan 29, 2024 05:55 pm
A bill from Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, would establish a statewide tracking system for the DNA evidence kits.
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What the data say about Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor on Jan 29, 2024 12:32 pm
Researchers studying decriminalization in Oregon found no link between the rise in fatal overdoses and the policy changes.
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David Mills, the brother of Maine Gov. Janet Mills, dies at 78

By Michael Shepherd on Jan 29, 2024 11:32 am
“He was a personable raconteur on many subjects of interest, a companionable conversationalist who loved history and country music,” his obituary reads.
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