Rep. John Andrews, R-Paris, is proposing a state-level anti-racketeering law and a prohibition against certain foreign nationals purchasing property in Maine in response to illegal marijuana growing operations.
The governor's proposal to require background checks for some private firearm sales gives new momentum to an idea that has been defeated multiple times. But political analysts say proponents still will have to overcome Maine's tradition of hunting and gun ownership.
Gov. Janet Mills' proposal to require background checks for some private firearm sales gives new momentum to an idea that has been defeated multiple times. But political analysts say proponents still will have to overcome Maine's tradition of hunting and gun ownership.