The Maine Republican Party recently approved a platform that includes positions against gender-based education, abortion, and marriage equality. They also express opposition towards unions and aim to establish stricter voting requirements. The party platform, which was talked about at the Maine Republican Party Convention in Augusta, includes many conservative policy positions. The GOP is preparing...
York, a coastal town in Maine, is currently discussing the possibility of implementing regulations for short-term rentals. Next month, residents will have the opportunity to vote on a proposed ordinance. This ordinance would make it mandatory for all short-term rental units to be registered with the town. Owners of properties would need to obtain a...
Maine Governor Janet Mills, who is a Democrat, announced on Monday that she will allow one of the remaining two gun safety bills to become law without her signature. This particular bill involves implementing a waiting period for gun purchases. The decision comes in response to the recent mass shooting in Lewiston. The governor said...
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway, one of Maine’s most beautiful and popular wilderness areas, has been involved in controversy before. In the 1960s, the state successfully resisted a federal government attempt to control the waterway. In 1966, the Maine Legislature established a wilderness area that is managed by the state. Today, the 92-mile waterway is the...
Dr. Terence Hicks has received the Virginia Social Science Association Scholar Award. This award is given to exceptional scholars in the field of social science. “I am very happy and grateful to have received this prestigious social science award,” said Hicks. He received the award at the association’s 97th annual conference on April 20th. Hicks...
The head of the Indiana State Police said on Monday that state troopers with sniper skills were placed on rooftops near pro-Palestinian protests at Indiana University. During an interview on a conservative talk radio show, ISP Superintendent Doug Carter mentioned that police officers were stationed in “over-watch positions” near Dunn Meadow. In that area, police...
A researcher from Kansas State University has received additional support to combat a major global threat to pigs and swine production. This industry is worth $57 billion in the United States. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) has given a $1 million grant to Waithaka Mwangi, a professor at K-State’s College of Veterinary...
Lawmakers who support housing advocates and homebuilders are almost ready to reach an agreement with cities on a proposal. The goal is to address Arizona’s housing shortage by increasing the construction of townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, and similar homes in larger cities. This would be done by using land that is currently designated for single-family homes....
Prosecutors announced on Monday that they will not try the Arizona rancher again. His trial for the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a jury that couldn’t reach a verdict. The jurors in George Alan Kelly’s trial could not agree on a verdict after more than two days...
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin wants the lawsuit that aims to stop smoking in Atlantic City casinos to be thrown out. In a document submitted on Monday evening, Platkin, who is representing the state in the lawsuit against Gov. Phil Murphy and acting Health Commissioner Kaitlan Baston, argued that the state Superior Court in...