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Maine Senate votes to not pass bill that would ban trans athletes from girls sports

Transgender · Maine

Maine Senate votes to not pass bill that would ban trans athletes from girls sports

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The legislation would also prohibit transgender females from using women's bathrooms or changing rooms.See the Story

Gorham Businessman Enters 2026 Maine Governor’s Race

Economy · Maine

Gorham Businessman Enters 2026 Maine Governor’s Race

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Owen McCarthy, a native of Patten, is co-founder of MedRhythms, a health care technology company.See the Story

Juvenile Boy Arrested, Charged with Murder After Two Men Found Dead in Maine Home

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Juvenile Boy Arrested, Charged with Murder After Two Men Found Dead in Maine Home

Coverage: 7 sources

A juvenile boy has been arrested and charged with murder after two men were found dead at a home in Maine, state police said Thursday.See the Story

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Gov. Mills signs minimum wage for Maine agriculture workers into law

Maine Democrats on Budget Committee Support Cigarette Tax Increase

86% Center coverage: 7 sources

The $1.50 cent per pack increase is part of a larger budget that’s still being negotiated.Taxes · Maine See the Story

Maine House Gives Initial Approval to Ban on Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’

72% Center coverage: 7 sources

The bill, which would prohibit untraceable firearms and require serial numbers on firearms, advanced in a 77-70 vote.Janet Mills · Maine See the Story

These THC-infused drinks face little oversight in the US. Maine is scrambling to regulate sales.

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

Drinks with low doses of the psychoactive compound found in cannabis are proliferating at markets and breweries because of a federal loophole. Maine's pot shops are not pleased.Marijuana · Maine See the Story

Legislation to Support Sun-Grown Cannabis Approved by Maine's House Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information The Maine House Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee has voted to approve legislation that would create a distinct regulatory structure for sun-grown marijuana, with lower licensing fees and expanded cultivation limits for outdoor growers. Sponsored by Representative Grayson Osher (D) and backed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers, the measure now advances towards the full H…Richard Branson · Ocho Rios See the Story

Caribou hires new coach for reigning state champion girls basketball team

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The Class B state champion Caribou girls basketball team didn’t have to look far for its new head coach. After serving as a volunteer assistant on the Vikings bench for the past few years, Mackenzie Turner has been named as the new head coach, according to Caribou Athletic Director Evan Graves. Maine basketball fans — including those following Husson University and Washburn High School — may better remember the new coach as Mackenzie Worcester, …Basketball · Caribou Read Article

Firefighters at High Risk for Cancer, Warren Co. Fire Coordinator Shares Input - WNKY News 40 Television

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Firefighter put their lives on the line every single day. However, that comes with an increase of health risks. Those in the line of duty have a high chance of being diagnosed with cancer. According to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, Sixty-eight percent of firefighters develop cancer. This is compared to the 22% of the general population. Skin cancer, prostate cancer and brain cancer are some of forms that firefighte…Cancer · Maine See the Story

Frost possible on Friday evening in The County

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Although daytime temperatures have reached the high 60s and mid 70s throughout northern Maine in the past few days, expect temperatures to cool this evening. According to forecasters with the National Weather Service, temperatures throughout the North Maine Woods could drop to around freezing overnight, with the potential for frost to develop especially in the valleys. Temperatures throughout the northern and eastern regions will hover in the mi…Maine, Maine · Maine Read Article

We paddled 17 miles to see puffins on a Maine island

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This story was originally published in July 2023. Eastern Egg Rock, a tiny, seemingly nondescript, barren atoll located in outer Muscongus Bay, is one of a handful of locations along the Maine coast where Atlantic puffins come to nest. But it hasn’t always been that way. The colorful seabirds stopped returning to the rock around 1890. A variety of circumstances had driven them from their natural roosting habitat. Until 1973, there was no reason …Maine, Maine · Maine Read Article

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