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Maine Enacts First-in-the-Nation ‘Food Sovereignty’ Law

Matthew McDonald

The new law, signed by Governor Paul LePage, exempts locally grown and locally sold food from state food-safety regulations. Supporters say it removes regulatory burdens that make it hard to get into farming.

Around New England

Maine Republican Congressman Hit for the Number of Stairs To His Office

Matthew McDonald

Bruce Poliquin, a Republican who has been getting tailed by protesters for his vote to repeal Obamacare, is now getting criticized for the handicapped-accessibility of his office in Bangor, which has four steps to get to it. A staff member says staff or the congressman will meet elsewhere with people who can't get to the office.

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