Some Republican elected officials and anti-abortion activists have responded to losses by challenging election results, refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes and more.
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Posted inMaine, Times Record
Topsham-area school board adopts policy aimed at protecting transgender student privacy, safety
The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23, 2024.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan man arrested after woman is run over by vehicle in Bingham, suffering severe injuries
Ryan Paul Mann, 43, was charged with aggravated assault, a Class B offense, and driving to endanger, a Class C offense, related to an incident early Saturday in Bingham where a vehicle drove over a woman, who remains at a Portland hospital with severe injuries, including four fractures to her pelvis.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Football Honor Roll, Nov. 19
These were among the top individual performances over championship weekend.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Rosalynn Carter, outspoken first lady who championed mental health care, dead at 96
The Carter Center said she died Sunday afternoon after many months of declining health. Her husband, Jimmy, 99, remains in hospice care.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Reports say Russell Brand interviewed by British police over claims of sexual offenses
Without naming Brand, the Metropolitan Police Force said that “a man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath-built warship shoots down drone in Middle East
The USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone in the Red Sea that the Pentagon said may have been launched by Houthi forces in support of Hamas.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Investigators probe for motive behind shooting at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
Michael Garrity, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, said Sunday that the investigation into the shooting ‘is active and ongoing.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner officials approve sewer rate increase, to go into effect in January
The increase, to be applied only to the quarterly minimum charge, will recoup what the city has spent for several emergency repairs and higher costs for chemicals and electricty, and for planned plant improvements at a time when revenue has been flat.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump picks up Texas governor’s endorsement during visit to U.S.-Mexico border
He has been laying out immigration proposals that would mark a dramatic escalation of the approach he used in office.