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Rumery's Boatyard in Biddeford was recognized by the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for building a solar array system. The boatyard houses the electricity-focused startups: Maine Electric Boat, and Marine Solar Technologies.
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The failure to advance the bill after four months of negotiations ensures that immigration will remain a key campaign issue in the 2024 presidential and congressional election with possible implications for down ballot contests in state legislatures.
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Demi Kouzounas says Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins urged her to challenge independent U.S. Sen. Angus King, who is seeking a third term.
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Maine's independent says his bill — introduced with a New Mexico Democrat — targets the mechanisms that can make semi-automatic guns so deadly in mass shootings rather than the appearance of the guns.
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King both oppose an assault weapons ban pending in the Senate, yet both say they favor some type of restriction on high-capacity magazines. And on the same day of the Lewiston shooting, both voted to protect military veterans' access to guns if they're unable to manage their personal finances.
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Maine Sen. Angus King is encouraging veterans who were exposed to toxic hazards to apply for new benefits this month.
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The bill received a largely party-line vote in the House last week after Republicans added language to prevent the Pentagon from covering transportation costs for personnel seeking an abortion. Republicans also want to end coverage for surgeries and hormone therapies for transgender service members and to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion offices in the Defense Department.
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The bill would not create a code but require the court to make its own. It would also create a position to review potential conflicts of interest and public complaints.
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Notwithstanding independent U.S. Sen. Angus King’s inclusion in the very online “Twitter Files” hullabaloo, the final full week of February was relatively quiet in Maine politics. For that reason, this week’s edition of the Pulse will be brief as we empty the notebook.
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The National Ski Areas Association reports that 81% of ski operators said they were unable to fully staff their resorts last year, with an average of 75 positions left unfilled.