Both proposals would make recreational marijuana legal – with key differences.
February 2015
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s county jails look to state for future funding
Returning jails to county control could raise the prospect of a huge property tax increase, officials say.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Renewable energy faces close scrutiny at State House
Lawmakers are sharply divided on whether subsidies that promote investments in solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy are good energy policy or a drag on the Maine economy.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Bates wins baseball opener
The Bobcats collect a 9-1 victory against Caltech.
Posted inNation & World
Seventeen-year-old dies playing Russian roulette
The teenager shoots himself in the head after two cousins plead with him not to do it, police say.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage’s ‘flood’ of charitable giving from income tax cut is disputed
National data don’t support the governor’s claim that lower income tax rates lead to more donations.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Tests based on Common Core starting up
The tests, to be given in 29 states, are controversial even as Congress debates a new education law.
Posted inNation & World
Ukraine fighting jeopardizing cease-fire deal
The agreement brokered by European leaders had raised cautious hopes for ending the conflict.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Creditors tell Greece it must extend bailout – or else
Investors worry that Greece will be forced to face its debt on its own.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Gorham postal worker fulfills longtime dream by competing on ‘Survivor’
He applies more than 100 times before being accepted for this season’s episodes, which begin airing Feb. 25 on CBS.