Lawmakers endorse legal fund for Maine lobstermen, reversing earlier opposition

A legislative committee reversed course Tuesday, voting to support a roughly $900,000 fund to pay for the lobster industry's legal fight against federal rules that aim to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.

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