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Coverage of Maine's 132nd Legislature | The Maine Monitor
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Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios
1 day ago · The scaled back staffing ratios are still higher than current staffing requirements, which require residential care facilities with more than 10 beds to have one direct care worker for every 12 residents during the day; one to 18 in the evening; and one to 30 overnight.
Federal agencies, DOT spar over Machias causeway
1 day ago · Federal agencies say DOT plan for Machias dike likely to have “significant adverse effects” on fish, marsh. Four years ago, Maine DOT published a “Purpose and Need for Action” report, detailing studies dating to 2016. Since then flood waters have exceeded the base flood elevation eight times ...
Maine lawmaker eyes PFAS-laden foam removal plans
1 day ago · As the Portland Fire Department transitions away from firefighting foam laden with ‘forever chemicals’ at the Portland International Jetport, a state lawmaker is pushing for the rest of Maine to follow.. State Rep. Dan Ankeles (D-Brunswick) teased a bill in Augusta on Tuesday that would create a statewide collection and disposal process for the toxic foam, called aqueous film-forming foam ...
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Dissecting the latest decisions on Maine dams
Nov 24, 2024 · Dover-Foxcroft select board chair Tom Lizotte sees that vote as a byproduct of the mistrust between the town and many of its residents, who were suspicious of the removal proposals and their connection to environmental groups, as well as the dam’s prominence in town.
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