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Hester Peirce, one of the two Republicans on the SEC, carried their ball into its meeting room.

Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce, a critic of the SEC's regulatory agenda, said agency staff who drafted the proposal had not shown it was necessary.

"This 'modernization' effort might better be characterized as an insulation effort -- insulating corporate managers from scrutiny," Peirce said in a statement.

A temporary evacuation center has been set up at Olive Peirce Middle School, at 1521 Hanson Lane in Ramona, which lies in an area that falls under the evacuation warning.

The veterinarian, Dana Peirce, was present at the bill signing, standing behind the lectern alongside medical providers in white jackets, several lawmakers and the executive director of the Maine Council of Churches.