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Opinion: Small rural businesses threatened by consumer protection bill

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion January 10, 2024

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As the Maine Legislature returns to Augusta this month, its first order of business will be to consider the many bills carried over from the last session. One of these bills, L.D. 1815, entitled “An Act to Protect Maine’s Consumers by Establishing an Abuse of Dominance Right of Action and Requiring Notification of Mergers,” if passed, would be catastrophic for the small business community in Maine, particularly for businesses like mine... + full article



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