The law bans rules requiring school staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission.
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Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers
The cave is not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago.
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Posted inMaine, News
Gov. Mills swears in new chief medical examiner for Maine
Dr. Alice Briones is a Maine native who recently retired as head of the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System.
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Midcoast scientists team up to save marsh habitats
Rising sea levels bring tides that threaten coastal birds’ extinction. Maine scientists have teamed up to create more resilient marsh systems, and the Midcoast is spearheading the movement.
Posted inMaine
Photos: Young people with critical illnesses bag Maine moose hunting permits at ceremony in Augusta
Gov. Janet Mills was among the state officials who awarded the 2024 moose hunting permits during a ceremony at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Learning to swim
Mom teaches daughter to love swimming at the same place where she grew up swimming.
Posted inMaine
Family sues Cumberland County Jail leaders over man’s overdose death
James Mannion begged for suboxone for months before dying of a fentanyl overdose 2 years ago. His family says the Cumberland County Jail should have listened.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston shoemaker Rancourt & Co. crafts Team USA Olympic shoes for a fourth time
Traditional white suede bucks will be worn for the opening ceremony in Paris.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
President Biden to unveil plan to cap rents
The policy push reflects the White House’s efforts to respond to widespread voter anger over high housing prices.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
Around 270,000 homes and businesses are still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas.