Maine’s childhood vaccination rate goes from one of nation’s lowest to one of the highest - Go Maine! (www.pressherald.com) Only medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations are permitted under the law that eliminated religious and philosophical opt-outs 2 years ago.
Power companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed non-profit utility (www.theguardian.com) The US’s first state-run public power company could be created when Maine votes later this year – but utilities are fighting it
Bill would protect access to gender-affirming care that’s being restricted by other states (www.pressherald.com) MaineCare has covered gender-affirming care such as mental health counseling, surgery and hormone treatments since 2019, but guaranteeing coverage in state law would prevent a future governor from easily eliminating that coverage.
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Maine Inspection Fee rate hike shot down (www.bangordailynews.com) The Senate quashed the effort to set a maximum inspection fee of $20, up from $12.50 in all counties except Cumberland, by a 30-2 margin.