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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, will be sworn in this summer

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After 232 years and 115 other justices, the Supreme Court will have its first Black woman justice. The senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday by a vote of 53-47. Three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah — voted with Democrats…

The Independent UK

Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US

An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it was first detected in Indiana on Feb. 8, 2022. Better known as bird flu, avian influenza is a family of highly contagious viruses that are not harmful to wild birds…

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LZ Granderson: Stand back, because Lindsey Graham keeps flip-flopping like crazy

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is expected to be confirmed this week after a bipartisan group of senators voted on Monday to advance her nomination. So far only three Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — have said they will support Jackson.…

Los Angeles Times

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

The Independent UK

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

The Independent UK

Romney and Murkowksi support Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination

Two Republicans join Senator Susan Collins of Maine in supporting President Joe Biden’s nominee.

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Westward Ho! Maine potatoes travel far after western drought

Maine’s potato growers had such a bumper crop that they've been helping out larger potato states out West

The Independent UK

Five candidates file to run for U.S. House in Maine

The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Maine was March 15. This year, five candidates are running for Maine’s two U.S. House districts, including three Republicans and two Democrats. That’s 2.5 candidates per seat, down from 3 candidates per seat in 2020 and 5 per…

Ballotpedia

Sen. Susan Collins backs Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden’s pick bipartisan backing to become the first Black woman justice.

Tribune News Service

Ketanji Brown Jackson to receive rare Republican vote as Collins says yes

Maine senator says she will vote to confirm Joe Biden’s nominee: ‘There can be no question she is qualified’

The Guardian - US

Sen. Susan Collins will back Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic bid for Supreme Court

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Wednesday announced she will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

Biden gets second Covid booster and says US at a ‘new moment in this pandemic’ – as it happened

Biden says Covid ‘no longer controls our lives’ as White House launches new website for virus information – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

GOP Sen. Collins says she'll back Jackson for Supreme Court

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

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Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson

The senator from Maine is the first Republican to announce she will back Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Susan Collins to vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

The Maine Senator is the first Republican Senator to announce her support for Jackson.

The Independent UK

Teenage girls arrested on tip from their mothers after video ‘shows them attacking homeless people’

Police in Auburn, Maine said they are now investigating other, similar videos that came to light after the arrests

Ballotpedia

Voters in Augusta, Maine approve $4.5 million in bonds for fire and emergency services capital improvements

Voters in Augusta, Maine approved a bond measure on March 22 that authorizes the city to issue $4,455,000 in bonds to fund fire and emergency services capital improvements and city infrastructure. The vote margin was 71.2% to 28.8%. A simple majority vote was required to approve the measure.

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‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in America’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis

Maine’s disaster from PFAS-contaminated produce is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods

Tribune News Service

Mount Dora is the perfect weekend getaway in Central Florida

Mount Dora is often called “the New England town of the South,” and it doesn’t take much imagination to see why. This charming, artsy little city just 110 miles from the Tampa Bay area sits amid gentle hills reminiscent of Connecticut. A popular restaurant proudly touts its Maine lobster rolls.…

Tribune News Service

How to build super energy-efficient houses

When Maine builder Jesper Kruse began marketing a type of high-efficiency home called a passive house a dozen years ago, the dwellings appealed mainly to a small cohort of committed environmentalists.

Ballotpedia

Thirteen gubernatorial battleground elections to take place in 2022

Thirty-six states will hold elections for governor in 2022. Of those, Ballotpedia has identified 13 as general election battlegrounds: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Kiplinger

Maine Tax Guide

Maine state tax rates and rules for income, sales, property, gas, cigarette, and other taxes that impact residents.

Benzinga

Sweet Dirt Presents New THC Edibles Hand-Crafted By Artisan Renowned Chocolatier Jordan Kellerman

Sweet Dirt launched The Confectioners, a new line of cannabis edibles for the Maine adult-use cannabis market.

Ballotpedia

Voters in Augusta, Maine will decide on one bond question on March 22

Voters in Augusta, Maine will decide whether to authorize the city to issue $4,455,000 in bonds to fund capital improvements to fire services, city streets, and city facilities on March 22.

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