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Read Article Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is fighting back against a growing number of online sites purporting to deliver the news but really aimed at helping particular candidates win public office. Jackson, an Allagash Democrat, said that sites which masquerade as news organizations as they assail opponents or prop up chosen candidates ought to include a disclaimer that lets people know who paid to put them online. State Senate President Troy Jackson testifying recently about his bill to bring transparency to ‘fake news’ sites. Screenshot from video “This is good transparenc...

Maine Voices: Land for Maine’s Future has impact on businesses, communities statewide Supporting the LMF program will help to protect the lifestyle and the places we hold dear. By Ben WhalenSpecial to the Press Herald Share Maine’s identity is built upon its natural resource industries. Forestry, farming, fishing and recreation are the lifeblood of Maine’s economy and communities. These industries provide jobs, food and outdoor enjoyment across all of Maine’s 16 counties and play a critical role in the stewardship of the lands that sustain them. A new Land for Maine’s Future bond ...

A budget that will guide the next two years of spending in Maine passed the Legislature late last month without expanded funding for legal services for low-income Mainers. The decision opens the door further to litigation if lawmakers cannot resolve a decade of underfunding for a mandatory state service. Lawmakers committed $17.6 million to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, or MCILS, in each of the next two budget years. Most of that will be spent to reimburse private defense attorneys contracted with the state to represent those who cannot afford to hire their own lawyers. Thi...

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 th...

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 s...