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Marine safety experts say an investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could inform port safety throughout the U.S., including Maine. The bridge collapsed early Tuesday after being struck by a large cargo container ship that had lost power.
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Amid the bleak reports about a precipitous loss in numbers and types of birds around North America and the rest of the world is a glimmer of hope in Maine's North Woods.
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Graduate student workers are calling on the University of Maine system to negotiate a fair contract with the newly formed union.
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The state revoked the lodging license for all but five of the motel's 128 rooms, finding they were being used for long-term stays. A follow-up inspection by the city found code violations including a cockroach infestation and improperly registered rooms.
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$15 million will go to expand the McAuley Residence Program, which provides transitional housing for women and children in Portland.
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The bill is the latest manifestation of tax tensions between the town of Wiscasset and Maine Yankee nearly 30 years after the nuclear power plant was decommissioned.
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The governor's proposal expands background checks to advertised gun sales while two other bills would impose a 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases and ban "bump stocks." Republicans opposed all three measures.
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Workers are making their concerns public because they say the Department of Corrections has not taken action to remedy the situation.
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Democrats in the Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would join Maine with California in requiring a certain number of hospital patients are assigned to a single nurse.
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A new bill would allow the state to convey the three empty facilities in Biddeford, Sanford and York to local housing authorities for their own redevelopment projects.
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Clinicians are in hundreds of schools across Maine. But providers now warn that the funding behind these arrangements is unsustainable.
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A total solar eclipse is one of the universe’s most spectacular natural events. So what happens during total solar eclipse? And does it really live up to all the hype? That’s what we dive into in this episode of Maine Explained.