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The $1.7 trillion spending bill just signed into law contains a 6-year delay on new federal fishing regulations that would have kept lobster fishermen off the water in some areas for months at a time.

NEW YORK — The self-proclaimed jihadist accused in a New Year’s Eve machete attack on two NYPD officers spent his summer wielding a weed whacker.

Fishing gear used by Maine lobstermen is killing right whales. Will boosting a $1bn industry trump protecting an endangered species?

On Nov. 30, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed that two citizen initiative campaigns—Protect Maine Elections and Our Power—submitted enough signatures for each initiative to be certified to the state legislature. Each initiative will have a chance of being approved by the state legislature or appearing on the Nov.…

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A small but growing number of states are extending government health benefits to children regardless of their immigration status.

Last month, voters in Nevada, Seattle and at least six other jurisdictions around the country approved measures to change how they elect their leaders. Instead of voting for just one candidate, they instead will rank a slate of candidates.

The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots this week after supervisors approved them for limited use

WASHINGTON — Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, KKR and Co. co-founder Henry Kravis and film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg were among the guests Thursday at President Joe Biden’s first state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron.