The restoration of the language to the printed constitution would improve transparency and illuminate Maine's debts to Native American tribes, said Democratic House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross.
Maine aims to restore 19th century tribal obligations to its constitution. Voters will make the call
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"In its amended version, this legislation simply would have ensured that farmworkers are paid the same state minimum wage that every single other worker in Maine is paid. It would have recognized that the people who perform the backbreaking labor entailed by harvesting our food should be paid at least as much as the people who serve us a coffee," she said.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoes bill to let minimum wage law apply to farm workers
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