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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Biden signs executive order to advance study of women’s health
The announcement comes as the ripple effects spread from the Supreme Court's decision that overturned federal abortion rights, touching on medical issues for women who never intended to end their pregnancies.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Proposal would exempt agricultural pesticides from law banning forever chemicals
Proponents of the bill say farmers need more time to move to alternatives, but opponents say the current law is reasonable and raise concerns about PFAS contamination of food.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Critics call plan for Searsport offshore wind site ‘dangerous precedent,’ point to coastal impacts
Wind power advocates and conservationists looking to protect Sears Island from use as a wind power hub presented their points of view to lawmakers, who must choose between the two sides.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation
The White House has been skeptical of the Israeli prime minister's plan to carry out an operation in the southern city of Rafah, where about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Trump’s lawyers say he can’t post bond to cover $454 million fraud judgment
In all, he and co-defendants, including his company and top executives, owe $467.3 million. To obtain a bond, they would be required to post collateral worth $557 million, Trump's lawyers said.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Supreme Court will hear NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official
The NRA filed suit against a former New York state official who the organization says pressured banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Trump says some undocumented immigrants are ‘not people’
The presumptive Republican nominee’s comment at a rally Saturday in Ohio represents an escalation of his long-harsh language about migrants.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Maine Legislature’s use of vague ‘concept bills’ has risen dramatically
Placeholder bills buy time to finalize details of legislation, but some significant and controversial proposals are only revealed at the last minute.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Achsah Nesmith, who wrote speeches for President Jimmy Carter, has died at age 84
The trailblazing Southern woman had covered the Civil Rights Movement as a newspaper reporter before becoming a presidential speechwriter.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
North Dakota voters will decide whether 81 is too old to serve in Congress
An expert has said the vote could be an attempt to see if the U.S. Supreme Court would be willing to allow individual states to set congressional age limits.
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