Several people 'crushed' between antique car and float at Kennebunk, Maine, parade
Antique car at parade in Maine unexpectedly lurches forward, injuring two women with serious fractures and several children with minor injuries. [ more ]
Maine Brings US "One Step Closer" to Ending Electoral College by Joining National Popular Vote Compact
Maine became the 18th jurisdiction to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, aiming to eliminate the influence of the Electoral College in presidential elections. [ more ]
Several people 'crushed' between antique car and float at Kennebunk, Maine, parade
Antique car at parade in Maine unexpectedly lurches forward, injuring two women with serious fractures and several children with minor injuries. [ more ]
Maine Brings US "One Step Closer" to Ending Electoral College by Joining National Popular Vote Compact
Maine became the 18th jurisdiction to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, aiming to eliminate the influence of the Electoral College in presidential elections. [ more ]
Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers
Teachers and science advocates in Maine are skeptical of a proposal to incorporate teaching about genocide and other sensitive subjects into middle school science education.
Concerns include the need for more teacher training and the potential for distracting from conventional scientific principles. [ more ]
Maine's yellow flag law invoked more than a dozen times after deadly shootings
Maine's yellow flag law, which restricts access to guns during mental health crises, has been invoked more than a dozen times since a mass shooting in Lewiston.
The updated figures released by the state show that weapons restriction orders have been imposed at least 13 times under the yellow flag law since the shooting, bringing the total to 94 times since the law went into effect.
Four people whose guns were temporarily removed under the yellow flag law referenced the name of the gunman responsible for the mass shooting.
Law enforcement officers in Maine participated in a training focused on the yellow flag law, with several hundred officers attending. [ more ]