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Maine residents weigh overhaul to state's power providers

Next month, Maine residents will vote on whether to return power to the people.

The state is considering a ballot question that would replace Maine’s for-profit utility companies with a non-profit company run by an elected board called Pine Tree Power.

Maine Public Radio’s Kevin Miller joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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