Some potential changes that have been discussed include adding opening and closing statements and shortening open discussion.
October 2020
Cross country: New safety measures on display in three-team meet
Masks and social distancing just part of the more visible changes at events this fall.
More than 1,400 Maine customers still without electricity Thursday night
Crews for CMP and Versant worked through the night Wednesday and throughout the day Thursday to repair damage from the wind and rainstorm that blew through the state.
In big states, tiny counties, Trump attacking voting rules
President Trump’s reelection campaign is undertaking an aggressive, hyper-local legal strategy aimed at shaping how the Nov. 3 vote will be conducted, county by county, even before ballots are counted.
Woman uninjured after her vehicle crashes into the Kennebec River in Gardiner
Police say a potential mechanical error caused her to oversteer her vehicle on River Road before hitting a telephone pole and crashing into the river.
Benton mobile home park residents struggling with water shortage
Residents at the Averill Mobile Home Park in Benton do not have enough water, and measures taken to increase the supply are not helping much.
The global economic recovery is slowing from a bounce to a grind
Some $20 trillion of stimulus from governments and central banks has pulled the world’s economies most of the way back to pre-pandemic levels. But for multiple reasons, the last stretch is set to be the hardest.
Russian opposition leader Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning
The Kremlin has repeatedly dismissed the allegation of poisoning Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-era nerve agent.
More Maine businesses cited for pandemic-related violations
The state says the 24 ‘imminent health hazard’ citations it has issued to date are based on a lack of compliance and do not fluctuate with the prevalence of COVID-19.
Defense analysts disagree over whether Collins or Gideon is better for BIW
Some analysts said Sen. Susan Collins hasn’t helped Bath Iron Works win contracts for new types of ships, while others argue that’s out of her control, regardless of her position as a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.