The bill passed on a vote of 213-212, and like the independent commission approved Wednesday, it faces an uncertain outcome in the evenly divided Senate.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Largest container ship ever to call on East Coast arrives as ports see surge
Container volume at U.S. ports lagged a year ago during the height of the pandemic as manufacturing slowed, though the demand for goods remained fairly strong.
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Posted inLocal & State
Flat tire causes fatal dump truck crash in northern Maine
The crash occurred on Interstate 95 on Wednesday.
Posted inNation & World
Protected areas now cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
Several scientific and environmental groups are calling for 30% or 50% of the planet to be protected.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Maine man who spoke of ‘zombies’ in shooting is sentenced to prison
The Mount Desert man pleaded guilty to firing a gun at a New Hampshire shopping plaza.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Freaked by cicada swarms? You could just stick a fork in ’em
Full of protein, gluten-free, low-fat and low-carb, cicadas were used as a food source by Native Americans and are still eaten by humans in many countries.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine county official vows to fight invasion of privacy, other charges
The Penobscot County treasurer and Bangor school board member says he was the victim, not the woman he is accused of harassing.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
McConnell hits ‘pause’ on effort to create Jan. 6 panel
Many Senate Republicans say they want such a panel to look at other violent acts.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Religion and Values
Former Maine bishop abused 5-year-old girl in Newark, lawsuit alleges
The lawsuit is the first time sexual abuse charges have been leveled against Peter Gerety, who was bishop of the Portland Diocese from 1969-74 and died in 2016.
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Tiny bats put kibosh on CMP power line tree-cutting for 2 months
Northern long-eared bats are federally protected because their population has been decimated by so-called white-nose syndrome.