Republicans say the ban is unnecessary, but the majority leader says the rule change is meant to prevent distractions.
January 2019
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Maine House bans the use of live video by members during floor session debates or speeches
Republicans say shutting down the use of video by members is an affront to transparency.
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Brief thaw brings rain, slick driving conditions to central Maine
Forecasts call for a return to more seasonal weather Friday and Saturday.
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Inmate charged with murder in death of prisoner from Lewiston
A Knox County grand jury indicted Zachary Titus for intentional or knowing or depraved indifference murder in the death of 28-year-old Dana R. Bartlett at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren.
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Insurance site ranks Maine drivers the worst; Massachusetts doesn't come close
LEWISTON — An insurance comparison website has ranked Mainers the absolute worst drivers in the country. In contrast, Massachusetts drivers — often stereotyped by Mainers as the most horrible drivers to ever exist — ranked right in the middle of the pack at no. 22. The annual ranking was released Thursday by Quotewizard.com. The site […]
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New Jersey man with history of public stunts takes a whack at Westbrook ice disk
Christopher Angelo, armed with a pickax, a hatchet and a small chainsaw, walked onto the world-famous ice floe Thursday saying he wanted to study it and turn it into a giant peace sign.
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Man with history of public stunts chops at Westbrook ice disk
Christopher Angelo, who has a history of pulling public stunts in his home state of New Jersey, walked onto the world-famous circular ice floe on the Presumpscot River on Thursday with a pickax and other equipment.
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Report estimates that robots will disrupt a quarter of the jobs we hold
Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report. Thursday’s report from the Washington think tank says roughly 36 million Americans hold jobs with “high exposure” to automation — meaning at least 70 percent […]
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Pedestrian struck in Bath Thursday morning
The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Leeman Highway and Washington Street.
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Pedestrian struck in Bath Thursday morning
The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Leeman Highway and Washington Street.