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Six candidates file to appear on Maine’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Maine Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Six candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a petition with 2,000 signatures.

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Two candidates file to appear on Maine’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for Maine’s Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Two candidates qualified for the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition with 2,000 signatures.

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Memorials to victims of Maine's deadliest mass shootings to be displayed at museum

Volunteers and city workers have removed mementos, signs and other items that accumulated at the sites of the deadliest shootings in Maine history

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Supreme Court throws out case that could have limited lawsuits over disability access

The Supreme Court has dismissed a case involving a Maine hotel that could have made it harder for people with disabilities to learn in advance whether hotel accommodations meet their needs

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Heavy snowfall drops tree branches onto power lines, causing outages in New England

A storm is dropping a mix of rain and snow on parts of New England, with some locations recording more than a half-foot of snow to start the week

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Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers

Teachers are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust

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Highest number of odd-year constitutional amendments approved since 2003

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Maine mass shooting investigators seek gunman’s military records

The seven-member group is seeking military records, psychiatric records and medical records for Robert Card

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Maine island that was site of eviction of historic mixed-race community added to national register

An island along the coast of Maine that was home to a mixed-race fishing community later forcibly removed by the state has been added to the National Register of Historic Places after a years-long effort

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Commission investigating Lewiston mass shooting seeks to subpoena shooter's military records

An independent commission investigating the mass shooting that killed 18 people in Maine last month moved Monday to seek subpoena power so it can obtain the military service records of the shooter

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Maine and Massachusetts are the last states to keep bans on Sunday hunting. That might soon change

Some states are steadily chipping away at longstanding bans on Sunday game hunting, and there's a push to overturn the laws in the final two states with full bans

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Mega Millions winner sues woman for telling his family about $1.35bn jackpot

The Maine man, who has not been identified, was the recipient of the fourth-largest lottery payout in US history

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Another victim of Maine mass shooting discharged from hospital as panel prepares to convene

Officials say only a handful of survivors are still hospitalized three weeks following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine

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Maine's yellow flag law invoked more than a dozen times after deadly shootings

Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked more than a dozen times since the deadliest shootings in state history

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Mass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task

Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, mental illness and its role in the actions of the mass shooter come under scrutiny.

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Vowing to “do it for the city,” Lewiston soccer team wins state title weeks after mass shooting

The boys' high school soccer team in the Maine city that was the site of a mass shooting more than two weeks ago has won the state title

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Jordan Walsh Maine Celtics highlights vs. Capital City Go Gos

The first-year player showcased his skills by scoring 18 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and dishing out 5 assists.

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Funerals for Maine shooting victims near an end with service for man who died trying to save others

Funerals for the 18 victims of the mass shooting in Maine last month are nearing a conclusion with a service for a husband and father of two sons who was slain at a bowling alley

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Maine government says data breach affects nearly all state residents

More than 1.3 million Maine residents affected, with most of them having sensitive data stolen.

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Maine voters don't like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out

Frustration with electric utilities is universal today. Whether it’s concerns over high rates, poor service or a combination of both, people are constantly looking for a better answer to the systems that serve them.

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Investigatory panel is established as lawyers serve notice on 20 agencies

Some victims and family members of those killed in a mass shooting in Maine are signaling their intent to sue with attorneys’ request for 20 state and federal agencies to preserve evidence

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UN hunger expert: US must recognize ‘right to food’ to fix broken system

Some states have implemented free school meals, and Maine has a constitutional amendment to guarantee the ‘unalienable right to food’

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In some Black and Latino neighborhoods, gun violence hits over and over ‘with no mercy’

Recent mass shootings in Chicago did not receive the same level of news media coverage as the mass shooting in Maine, but they underscore the relentless nature of violence in communities of color.

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The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden's new gun violence prevention office

The deputy director of the new gun violence prevention office at the White House has been in Lewiston, Maine, helping the community recover from a mass shooting

The Independent UK

Maine looks to pay funeral costs for families of mass shooting victims

The office of Gov. Janet Mills says Maine’s government is going to cover the cost of funerals for families who lost loved ones in the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history

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