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LePage pivots on closing loophole in legal marijuana
January 30, 2017It's now legal to smoke marijuana, grow it and possess up to 2.5 ounces of it in Maine. Emergency legislation signed into law on Friday by Gov. Paul LePage closed a potential loophole that could have allowed Mainers under age 21 to possess the drug.
January 30, 2017South Portland crude oil loading ban faces new opposition
January 27, 2017The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several oil industry groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn South Portland's ban on loading crude oil onto ships that was approved by the city's council in July 2014.
January 27, 2017
LePage puts brakes on lawmakers' delay of retail marijuana sales
January 27, 2017A bill delaying retail sales of marijuana and closing a potential loophole that could allow Mainers under age 21 to possess the drug received unanimous bipartisan approval Thursday, but Gov. Paul LePage said he won't sign the legislation into law
January 27, 2017
Legislative committee votes unanimously for pot moratorium on retail sales
January 20, 2017A legislative committee Thursday unanimously approved a bill that, if approved by the full Legislature and signed by Gov. Paul LePage, would impose a one-year moratorium on the retail sale of marijuana in Maine.
January 20, 2017
Pro-marijuana group slams plan to impose pot law moratorium
January 12, 2017Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, and House Speaker Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, agreed Wednesday to back an emergency moratorium bill on legalizing marijuana, setting the stage for a battle between pro-marijuana forces and those who
January 12, 2017Maine AG sues VW, Audi and Porsche over 'defeat devices'
January 9, 2017Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is suing Volkswagen and its Audi and Porsche affiliates over the sale of diesel automobiles in Maine fitted with “defeat devices” that concealed illegal amounts of harmful emissions.
January 9, 2017MEMIC issues advisory for injured workers affected by Maine's new opioid law
January 3, 2017Workers' compensation specialist The MEMIC Group is notifying injured workers in Maine who have been taking certain medications that they should contact their prescribing physician since they might be affected by Maine's new opioid law, LD 1646,
January 3, 2017Maine joins 19 other states in generic drug antitrust lawsuit
December 19, 2016In their federal lawsuit, Maine and 19 other states allege widespread conspiracy among competitors to reduce competition and increase prices for certain generic drugs.
December 19, 2016
Here's what you need to know about state's new minimum wage
December 16, 2016The Maine Department of Labor is advising employers that the new $9 minimum wage approved by voters on Nov. 8 will take effect on Jan. 7, but plans a “time-limited non-enforcement policy” to give employers time to make the necessary changes.
December 16, 2016
DeLorme request for hearing on fine nixed by Supreme Court
December 7, 2016U.S. Supreme Court denies request from mapmaker DeLorme for a hearing on a $6.2 million fine stemming from a patent infringement case.
December 7, 2016
Eaton Peabody law firm on the move in Portland
December 2, 2016The law firm of Eaton Peabody is moving into larger space at 100 Middle St. in Portland during the first quarter of 2017, a move prompted by the growth of its Portland office.
December 2, 2016
Federal judge puts brakes on new OT rules slated to take effect Dec. 1
November 23, 2016A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor's new overtime regulations from taking effect nationwide on Dec. 1 as originally scheduled.
November 23, 2016Electric cooperative awarded $13.6M over breach of contract
November 21, 2016Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative of Union was awarded $13.6 million by a jury on Friday after suing First Wind, now owned by SunEdison, over a breach of contract for a failed transmission line deal.
November 21, 2016
A $350K lobster turf war is being waged in Hancock County's waters
November 1, 2016There's a turf war going on off the waters of Hancock County and Operation Game Thief, in cooperation with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, is offering a $15,000 reward for any information that helps the Maine Marine Patrol catch the
November 1, 2016Portland landlord found not guilty of manslaughter from Noyes Street fire
October 24, 2016Portland landlord Gregory Nisbet was found not guilty on all counts of manslaughter stemming from the deaths of six people in Maine's worst fire in decades.
October 24, 2016Health Access Network employee fired over data breach
October 20, 2016An employee has been fired from Health Access Network after she improperly accessed clinical data for less than 500 of the federally funded community health center's 17,000 patients.
October 20, 2016
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