Should Maine Allow Associate Dentists Without Doctoral Degrees?

Dentists don’t think so. Mar 02, 2026 By Rose Lundy/Maine Monitor AUGUSTA—Lawmakers are considering two bills that attempt to increase access to dental care in Maine by studying ways to establish specialist residency programs in the state and creating a new license tier with lower educational requirements, a measure that multiple dentists opposed. L.D. 2206 would establish an associate dentist license, which would allow a dentist without … Continue reading Should Maine Allow Associate Dentists Without Doctoral Degrees?

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Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Mar 07, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Though Maine Representative Gary Friedmann (D-Bar Harbor) has cosponsored a five-page bill that would change how Maine school athletic teams operate, he said March 6, at the YWCA MDI, that he doesn’t support the bill, won’t vote for it, and will testify against it. Representative Elizabeth Caruso (R-Caratunk) sponsored “LD 868 (HP554) An Act to Ensure Equity and Safety in Athletics, … Continue reading Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored

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Could a Local Options Tax Help MDI?

State Rep Makes the Case to Some Chamber Members Carrie Jones Feb 06, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. BAR HARBOR—Recently elected State Representative Gary Friedmann met with interested members of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday morning, January 27 to talk about the bill he has submitted and that if enacted would allow municipalities to add a … Continue reading Could a Local Options Tax Help MDI?

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