Potholes & Politics: Local Maine Issues from A to Z

Episode 12 - The Greed & Weed Episode

March 13, 2023 Maine Municipal Association Season 1 Episode 12
Potholes & Politics: Local Maine Issues from A to Z
Episode 12 - The Greed & Weed Episode
Show Notes

Episode 12 - The Greed & Weed Episode
With surprise guest star, Dexter Kimball future MMA podcast host.

This week our Legislative Bulletin we cover MMA's platform bill for Cannabis Revenue Sharing LD 88 -An Act to Provide Qualifying Municipalities a Percentage of Adult Use Cannabis Sales and Excise Tax Revenues, sponsored by Rep. Sean Paulhus of Bath;

Provide and update on LD 422 - An Act to Eliminate the Requirement That Municipalities Provide Public Notice in Newspapers, sponsored by Rep. Daniel Newman of Belgrade;

Break down a bill to limit candidate speech on election day, LD 750 - An Act to Eliminate the Limits on Candidates' Speech at the Polls, Sponsored by Sen. Jim Libby of Cumberland County;

And preview MMA's platform bill LD 673 - An Act to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Develop a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Academy, sponsored by Rep. Michel Lajoie of Lewiston. 

Plus we have a sweet interruption by young Dexter Kimball!