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For many LGBTQ couples, entering parenthood comes with financial, time-consuming, and sometimes discriminatory barriers to securing parenting rights. But now, Maine’s new confirmatory adoption law is easing those burdens.
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Connecticut lagged behind its New England peers in health outcomes for Black and Hispanic people.
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The Maine House voted to provide a tax break to the Portland Sea Dogs baseball team for renovations at Hadlock Field.
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The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority will present ideas Thursday Night for a new Portland Station.
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If approved by voters this November, the bond would spend $30 million over four years to design, develop and maintain motorized, non-motorized and multi-use trail projects.
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GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith said expanding the highway is only a temporary fix and doesn't address the underlying demand for single-passenger transit.
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The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly.
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Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.
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A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.
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The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February.
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The animal was having a routine bath when she was startled by a truck backfiring and ran away before being recaptured by handlers. Videos of the unexpected sight were shared widely on social media.
Thursday—How different kinds of shared or cooperative living solutions might help with Maine's housing crisis—part of our series "The Cost of Living: Maine's Housing Shortage"
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