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State lawmakers had attempted to push back the referendum until 2026 to allow a special commission to come up with an alternative design. But the bill to delay the vote fell victim to late-session tensions with Gov. Janet Mills.
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Bookings are already up 15% as the international CAT ferry service between Bar Harbor, Maine and Yarmouth, Novia Scotia begins another season.
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King introduced similar legislation two years ago that would have added roughly 42,000 acres to the existing monument. The latest proposal would add just 2,500 acres, just enough to better connect the monument with Millinocket.
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Somerset County and Piscataquis County Sheriffs took down operations in Canaan, Milo and Brownville.
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The farm would produce up to 10 million metric tons of salmon each year on the site of the former Great Northern Paper Mill.
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Museum officials say the plan would require demolishing the former's Children's Museum next door. But preservation advocates say the structure at 142 Free Street has historic significance and must be protected.
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It's rattlesnake season in Arizona, where the number of bites has surged. And it turns out most of what you thought you knew about the reptiles isn't true.
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President Biden met with plaintiffs from the Brown v. Board of Education case Thursday. On Friday, he's meeting with members of historically Black sororities and fraternities.
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Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old senior airman, was shot and killed at his apartment by a deputy this month. Lawyers for the family dispute the sheriff's office claim of self-defense.
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Louisiana could be the first state to regulate mifepristone and misoprostol in the same way as some narcotics and stimulants. Opponents predict harmful delays in miscarriage and other lawful uses.
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Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.
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