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Debates on weed, welfare and abortion to dominate State House today

Greetings from the state capitol, where today will be referred to as “weed day.” OK, maybe that’s a bit too flippant a way to put it, but two bills aimed at legalizing the recreational use of marijuana by adults are both scheduled for public hearings today in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. One […]

Poll finds 57 percent of Mainers support keeping abortion legal

New poll data released Thursday by Planned Parenthood indicates that a majority of Mainers are supportive of women’s rights to make choices about issues ranging from personal health care options to abortion and would support political candidates with the same beliefs. The poll, commissioned by the Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Political Action Committee, showed that […]