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Maine Doubles Heat Pump Rebate Program To Try To Combat Climate Change

Matthew McDonald

Buying a heat pump in Maine is about to become less expensive thanks to a government subsidy.

Maine Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday she wants the state to have 100,000 heat pumps installed by 2025. To do so, the state will offer enhanced rebates through the Efficiency Maine Trust fund, according to WGME.

Rent Control Supporters Dominate Beacon Hill Hearing – But Opponents Say It Would Help Few While Hurting Many
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Rent Control Supporters Dominate Beacon Hill Hearing – But Opponents Say It Would Help Few While Hurting Many

Tom Joyce

Rent control supporters flooded the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, hoping to revive it more than 25 years after the state's voters killed it.

Supporters filled hearing rooms A-1 and A-2 to their 230-person capacity and also gathered in the Great Hall and outside. They dominated testimony before the Joint Committee on Housing of the state Legislature, which is considering bills that would once again allow cities and towns to implement government controls on how much rent a property owner can charge to a residential tenant.

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