These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

An Augusta woman is missing in this weekend’s earthquake in Nepal. Dawn Habash of Augusta was last heard from before she started her journey in Nepal. Her family is concerned but also realizes there aren't a lot of ways to communicate but she would be towards the end of the trek at this point.  The death toll from Saturday's earthquake in Nepal is rising as rescue workers try to reach many devastated areas. More than 3,300 people have been confirmed dead from the 7.8 magnitude quake. That includes more than 60 people killed in neighboring India. (AP/WGME/centralmaine.com)

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says six people have been charged for trying to smuggle drugs into the state prison. Law enforcement officials said Friday they conducted a two-month investigation and the drugs that were packaged and destined for the state prison during visiting hours. (AP)

A proposal to ask voters whether they want to repeal Maine's Clean Election law has received a cool response from a legislative committee. The Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee began on Friday to examine Sen. Eric Brakey's proposal to place a measure on the November ballot to repeal the public-financing elections law and use the money to boost education funding, instead. Brakey says he doesn't believe taxpayer dollars should be spent on political yard signs and attack mailers. But critics said the measure appears to be an attempt to undermine a referendum that has already qualified for the ballot this November. (AP)

A Maine legislative committee has endorsed a bill that would prohibit the shackling of pregnant inmates. The measure would prohibit jails and prisons from using the restraints on pregnant prisoners during childbirth and post-delivery recuperation, unless she's a flight risk or there's an extraordinary medical or security need. The American Civil Liberties Union says that 25 states limit the use of restraints on pregnant inmates. The ACLU of Maine said in a statement that all other New England states have outlawed "this dangerous and inhumane practice." (AP)

Skowhegan's town board has said no to a request from the owners of the Sappi paper mill to lower the site's property tax valuation. The company wanted to cut the tax value by more than $137 million, which would have cost the town $2.3 million in revenue. Company officials plan to appeal. (AP)

A national expert says Maine's Sugarloaf ski resort was the only ski area in the nation to have a serious lift malfunction involving injuries this season. Seven skiers were injured when the King Pine quad lift at Sugarloaf began moving backward on busy Saturday in late March. An investigation determined that the accident was caused by a broken drive shaft and a design flaw that failed to stop the lift from moving in reverse. Prior to the March accident, only four areas nationwide in 10 years had lift malfunctions involving injuries, including one at Sugarloaf in 2010. (AP)

Officials say the grand open house for the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta has been pushed back four months. The building opened for business March 2. But its ceremonial opening has been postponed from May 1 to Sept. 18 to accommodate officials' schedules. The new courthouse holds the Unified Criminal Docket, Augusta District Court, Kennebec County Superior Court and family court. But parts of the $57 million project are still underway. Construction officials are still working on a 92-slot parking area adjacent to the building.(AP)

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