Man and son-in-law pick produce for the third time this year from their community garden plot in Lewiston.
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House speaker pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate, despite dim prospects
House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
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Norway board recommends 21% property tax increase
If assessor John O’Donnel agrees, the rate would increase $3.08 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
Posted inNation / World, News
Israeli military confirms it fatally shot American woman but says it was likely unintentional
The response drew a strong rebuke from both U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Aysenur Ezgi Eygi’s family, which said it is ‘deeply offended.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Boeing strike looking more likely as union president expects workers to reject contract offer
The president of the union local that represents 33,000 Boeing workers predicted that they will vote against the proposed deal.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Delta planes collide on Atlanta taxiway, but no one is hurt
The airline said the wing of a Tokyo-bound Delta Airbus A350 jet hit the tail of a smaller Bombardier CRJ-900 on an adjacent taxiway.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
42 state AGs, including Maine’s, endorse federal plan to add warning labels on social media
The plan, championed by the U.S. surgeon general, is a response to concerns over platforms’ impact on child mental health.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
EU forcing Google, Apple to pay billions in fines and back taxes
Both companies have now exhausted their appeals in cases that date to the previous decade and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Americans’ inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year
The latest data came Tuesday in an annual report from the Census Bureau, which said the median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose 4% in 2023.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Phillips-area schools in northern Franklin County go into lockdown; no evidence of threat found
Rumors of a threat circulated on Snapchat. The lockdown at four MSAD 58 schools lasted less than an hour, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said.