A plan is being enacted to reduce an ‘abundant’ goose population that is considered an ‘imminent threat to human health and safety.’
June 2022
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See where climate change made heat worse in the U.S.
Over the past decade, climate scientists have sharpened the ability to link how climate change has influenced extreme weather events across the world.
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States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
‘We do not need people entering our subways, our restaurants and movie theaters with concealed weapons,’ says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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John Micek: Trumpism is fascism, American-style
If you want to know what the slide into fascism looks like, go back and review Tuesday’s session of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. It was a tragic parade of public servants relaying the vile acts of harassment they were subjected to as they did the […]
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump told Justice Department to call election ‘corrupt,’ witnesses testify
Former Trump aides testify that several Republican members of Congress sought pardons from the president that would shield them from criminal prosecution, as the House Jan. 6 committee continues its hearings.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court rules out suing police for Miranda violations
The issue in the case was whether the warning given to criminal suspects before they talk to authorities is a constitutional right or something less important and less defined.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Group watching central Maine courts seeks trained volunteers, eyes release of fall report
Court Watch ME is a joint project of the the Maine Drug Policy Lab at Colby College in Waterville and state Rep. Charlotte Warren, D-Hallowell.
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Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next
The $13 billion measure will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.
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Offshore wind gets a boost as Biden, East Coast governors team up
Maine is part of the partnership that has a goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030, enough to provide electricity to 10 million homes and spur $12 billion per year in private investment.
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Press Play: Listen to ‘Sloe Gin Fizz’ by Jeff Christmas
The track is a new single by the Portland-based singer songwriter who you can see tonight in Portland.