Offshore wind opponents unmoved by governor’s proposed 10-year ban
Two planned projects opposed by lobstermen and other protesters Wednesday would not be subject to Gov. Janet Mills proposed moratorium on wind power projects in Maine s state waters.
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Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, speaks during a rally Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Two planned offshore wind power projects opposed by the protesters would not be subject to a proposed moratorium on projects in Maine s state waters. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA Christopher McIntire, a lobsterman out of Harpswell, doesn’t want to see the Gulf of Maine become a “floating test tube” for offshore wind energy, whether it’s 3 miles from shore or 30.
Medical marijuana providers stage protest over proposed new rules
Providers said the changes, meant to better align the medical and recreational markets, will result in unsustainably high costs for the medical cannabis industry.
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Dawson Julia, a Unity-based medical marijuana caregiver, protests against a series of proposed changes to the state s medical cannabis program outside the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday. Providers said they worry the changes will result in unsustainably high costs to the industry. Hannah LaClaire/Staff Writer
Medical marijuana providers and patients gathered outside the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday to protest a series of proposed rule changes that one provider called “obscene and cost-prohibitive.”
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The Maine Legislature will once again meet at a more accommodating public space this week in an attempt to limit spread of the coronavirus.
The lawmakers are slated to convene at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday. The proceedings are set to begin at 9 a.m. with the House of Representatives, state officials said Monday.
The Legislature is making use of the civic center because it s an easier venue for social distancing. They were sworn in there in December.
Agenda items are still being finalized, but lawmakers are expected to consider a supplemental budget proposal submitted by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in December, state officials said.
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