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Gov. Janet Mills has 10 days to sign it, veto it or allow it to become law without her signature.

Gov. Janet Mills has 10 days to sign it, veto it or allow it to become law without her signature.

The proposal would allow convictions for marijuana cultivation and possession crimes committed prior to legalization to be eligible for sealing by a judge.

The Democratic proposals would implement 72-hour waiting periods, ban bump stocks, make mental health reforms and more.

The Judiciary Committee also will soon take up a last-minute bill that would put in place a new streamlined process for restricting access to firearms when people are deemed to be a threat.

“I think considering the fact that these individuals should never have been prosecuted were it not for these unjust laws in the first place, I think that taking care of that automatically is the least we can do.” By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star With marijuana legal in Maine for several years now, lawmakers are […]

The bill, a pared down version of a larger tribal sovereignty bill, would give Wabanaki Nation tribes greater authority to prosecute crimes that occur on tribal lands.

LD 1771 hopes to address what Maine's Chief Justice called a "Constitutional crisis" - wide-ranging delays in the process of criminal trials.

David Costello, 63, of Brunswick, is the first party candidate to qualify for a longshot campaign against the independent senator.

The bill, a pared down version of a larger tribal sovereignty bill, would give Wabanaki Nation tribes greater authority to prosecute crimes that occur on tribal lands.