The commission’s job will be to consult with other states that have established such a program and develop one for Maine.
Carol Semple
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Police fatally shoot ‘potential intruder’ at Alabama school
The school superintendent said a man went to several doors trying to get into an elementary school where a summer literacy program was being conducted for 34 children.
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House approves ‘red flag’ gun bill unlikely to pass Senate
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the measure, which would allow families and police to ask federal courts to remove firearms from people believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.
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Five Marines killed in aircraft crash in California desert
The MV-22 Osprey went down on Wednesday during training in a remote area about 115 miles east of San Diego.
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House passes sharp new gun restrictions that stand little chance in Senate
Maine’s 2nd District Rep. Jared Golden was 1 of 2 Democrats to vote against the legislation, which has almost no chance of becoming law.
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Data breach at health care organization may affect 2 million people, including in Maine
Massachusetts-based Shields Health Care Group Inc. provides imaging and ambulatory surgical services at dozens of locations.
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More bodies found in Mariupol as global food crisis looms
Ukraine, long known as the ‘bread basket of Europe,’ is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but much of that flow has been halted by the war.
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‘I don’t want it to happen again,’ 4th grade Uvalde survivor tells Congress
An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has told members of Congress how she covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead to avoid being shot
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Threatened orchid not seen in Vermont since 1902 has been found
Populations of the small whorled pogonia in Maine and New Hampshire are found in areas of partial sun, including forest edges and openings.
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In reversal, Twitter plans to comply with Elon Musk’s demand for bot data
The billionaire has threatened to pull out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter unless the company provides access to data he says is necessary to evaluate the number of fake users on the platform.