A state law will forbid BB and pellet guns from being displayed in public unless brightly colored.
February 2015
Oil-train records public, Texas attorney general says
Kansas City Southern Railway had sought to block the records’ release
Spacewalking astronauts install cable on space station
NASA considers this the most complicated cable-routing job in the 16-year history of the International Space Station.
Timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could be altered
The scope and frequency of U.S. counterterrorism raids and whether U.S. bases should remain open longer than projected are also being rethought.
Financial ills add to Massachusetts transportation woes
The state has received fewer federal highway dollars and is burdened with Big Dig debt.
State feels crunch as federal highway funds diminish
Maine says it needs an additional $119 million a year just to maintain basic transit needs.
Young Muslims organize peace event at Oslo synagogue
More than 1,000 people form a ‘ring of peace’ Saturday.
Russian newspaper cites Ukraine invasion plans
Novaya Gazeta says it will publish the full details of the strategy this week.
Business week in review: FairPoint strike concludes, Obamacare embraced
Top business stories for the week of February 15-21.
Charles Lawton: Biggest losers not best judge of good policy
Governing Maine can be done far more efficiently and effectively if we undertake the painful (for some) restructuring that is possible.