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Coalition pushes for $115 million in bonding for Maine lands, parks

Coalition pushes for $115 million in bonds to buy Maine lands, maintain parks The effort has drawn together groups that include farmland preservationists, fishermen, real estate agents and an economic development organization. Share A coalition of groups representing interests from commercial fishing to real estate expressed support Monday for a proposal to float $80 million in bonds to fund purchases by the Land for Maine’s Future program and another $35 million for state park maintenance. The two bills, L.D. 983 and L.D. 687, received support Monday from a diverse group calling itself the Land for Maine’s Future Coalition. Its members include an economic development organization in Franklin County, a farmland preservation group and a fishermen’s group.

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Maine adapted election rules for the pandemic; bills would make changes permanent

Read Article A man enters the lobby area of Merrill Auditorium in Portland to drop off his absentee ballot last October. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer From ballot drop boxes to an online ballot tracking service, temporary measures used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 during the November election would be made permanent under a series of bills backed by Maine’s top election official. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, told the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee Wednesday that the bills aim to make voting easier, safer and more secure. “Everyone should have the freedom to vote equally, to ensure that our elections truly reflect the will of the people – that’s what these bills are about,” Bellows said.

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Maine's pandemic voting adaptations could become permanent

increase font size Maine’s pandemic voting adaptations could become permanent Innovations made to guard against the spread of COVID-19, including ballot drop boxes, would become permanent under a set of bills now before the Maine Legislature. Share A man enters the lobby area of Merrill Auditorium in Portland to drop off his absentee ballot last October. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer From ballot drop boxes to an online ballot tracking service, temporary measures that were taken in the November 2020 election to guard against the spread of COVID-19 would be made permanent under a series of bills backed by Maine’s top election official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

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Chauvin verdict is 'accountability' but not systemic justice, say Maine AG, lawmakers

Chauvin verdict is 'accountability' but not systemic justice, say Maine AG, lawmakers
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Bills requiring photo ID for Maine voters poised for defeat in Legislature

Read Article Three Republican-backed bills that would require Maine voters to show a photo ID before casting ballots were voted down along party lines by a key legislative committee Wednesday. The measures were defeated on 8-5 votes, with majority Democrats on the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee united in opposition. All would have required a photo ID, but they differed in details such as the kinds of photo IDs that could be used. The three bills, which go to the full Legislature for votes later this year, come as Republican-controlled legislatures across the U.S. are pushing for changes to voting laws that critics say will strip or erode voting rights for minorities, the elderly and the impoverished.

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