The legislation comes as a group plans to release a report examining possible changes to Maine’s school funding formula.
Lynley Price
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Working group recommends regulating intoxicating hemp
A group of health experts and producers wants the state to create age limits for products and put a cap on the amount of THC in beverages.
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Posted inNation & World
You just lived through the hottest year on record — again
Scientists on Friday confirmed 2024 was the first to surpass a dangerous warming threshold of 2.7 Fahrenheit that nations had pledged not to cross.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Sen. King joins Democrats supporting bill detaining migrants accused of crimes
The new Democratic strategy is a shift from Trump’s first term when Democrats openly and aggressively fought Trump on most issues.
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Patriots fire coach Jerod Mayo
Owner Robert Kraft made the announcement shortly after New England closed its 4-13 season with a 23-16 win over Buffalo.
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U.S. homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many
The federally-administered tally finds an almost 40% increase in family homelessness.
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Hundreds live in Las Vegas tunnels. Coaxing them out for treatment is hard
Outreach workers have noticed a spike in the number of people living underground as housing costs have skyrocketed and city officials have adopted a zero-tolerance approach to homelessness.
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New York City police working to ID woman set ablaze in subway and ‘person of interest’
Surveillance footage showed the man walk up to the victim, who was seated motionless, and set her clothing on fire.
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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
The three remaining inmates are Dylann Roof, the 2015 Charleston church shooter; Dzhokhar Tsarnev, the Boston Marathon bomber; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
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Report shows growing need in residential care facilities
Researchers found 54% of Mainers in residential care had been diagnosed with dementia, compared to 51% in nursing homes.