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Apr 16 2024
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Black market marijuana tied to Chinese criminal networks infiltrates Maine
Maine is the newest frontier for the illicit marijuana trade, with potentially hundreds of suspected unlicensed grow houses operating in the state, a CBS News investigation has found. It's part of a larger phenomenon nationwide. Thousands of illegal marijuana farms have been cropping up in states like Oklahoma, California and Colorado, according to Raymond Donovan, the former chief of
CBS News (Online)Mar 29 2024
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Burlington mayor-elect Emma Mulvaney-Stanak to resign House seat
Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, P/D-Burlington, plans to step down from her seat in the Vermont House on Monday, the same day she is set to be sworn in as Burlington’s next mayor. The mayor-elect announced her Statehouse resignation in a letter read on her behalf in the chamber Friday morning. Mulvaney-Stanak was elected Burlington mayor on Town Meeting Day and had reportedly been weighing whether
VT DiggerApr 15 2024
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Maine lawmakers face Wednesday deadline to finish work
Apr. 15—Time is running out fast for Maine lawmakers who must adjourn the current legislative session by Wednesday but still have crucial work left to do, including the passage of the state's supplemental budget. But lawmakers don't appear poised to call for a special session to extend their work. Other high-profile bills that have yet to receive full approval in the Legislature include a
Yahoo NewsApr 16 2024
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Murder case dismissed against man charged in 2022 fatal shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — A Marion Superior judge dismissed a murder charge against a man accused in a 2022 fatal shooting on the east side of Indianapolis. The ruling Monday came after the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed a request to toss the charge, citing an uncooperative witness and lack of evidence pointing to Kenyon Webster as the shooter. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers arrested
IndyStarApr 18 2024
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Students turn trash into fashion, helping Maine 'go-green'
Aveda Institute Maine is hosting a "trashion show," its annual eco-friendly fashion show that helps reduce, reuse, and recycle. AUGUSTA, Maine — The Aveda Institute Maine is once again showcasing its commitment to sustainability and creativity with its annual fashion show. This event features students using their cosmetology skills and eco-friendly approach to highlight the importance of
News Center MaineApr 18 2024
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Maine, Iowa: Two mass shootings, two different responses
Six months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging package of new gun restrictions. Three months after a fatal school shooting, Iowa lawmakers this week passed legislation allowing trained teachers and staff to carry guns on school property. Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to improving public safety. “We live in two
San Jose Mercury NewsNov 04 2022
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AllSides Interactive: Who Will Control the House and Senate After the 2022 Elections?
Last updated 11/8/22
Pennsylvania. Georgia. Wisconsin. Several key states are expected to determine which political party will own control of Congress this year.
AllSides is helping you track the odds of those and the rest of the U.S. House and Senate races in the 2022 midterm elections.
In the spirit of showing all sides, we also invite you to check out these
AllSides StaffApr 11 2024
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Maine Center for Palliative Medicine achieves distinction
LEWISTON, ME – The Maine Center for Palliative Medicine proudly announces it has achieved distinction through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for the services of Palliative Medicine. This distinction is awarded through a process in which healthcare organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards. Distinctions by ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care)
Twin City TimesApr 06 2024
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Fmr Maine Dem Gov. Brennan Dies at 89
Democrat Joseph E. Brennan, whose hardscrabble childhood shaped his working-class views in a political career that included two terms as Maine's governor and two terms in the U.S. House, died Friday evening at his home in Portland. He was 89. Brennan died with his wife at his side a few blocks from the third-floor tenement housing on Munjoy Hill where his Irish immigrant parents raised a
Newsmax (News)Apr 18 2024
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Maine home sales increased again in March but prices neared historic highs
Maine home sales increased for the second consecutive month in March, but while real estate experts have been hopeful that a loosening of the inventory squeeze and rise in sales would put downward pressure on prices, the median sales price last month neared historic highs. March saw the early arrival of the busy spring real estate market with more homes hitting the market and continued strong
Portland Press Herald