Alex Acquisto
Bangor Daily News
Lexington, KY, United States
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PETA wants to replace Portland's lobsterman statue
Instead, PETA wants the city of Portland to erect a statue of a defiant lobster crushing a trap in its upraised claw. → Read More
Moving Home: Where Church And State Converge At Kentucky’s Foster Care Crisis
Some of Bevin’s biggest objectives during his single term were tinted by a Christian lens. → Read More
Mills signs bill to make Maine the first state to ban Native American school mascots — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
The move comes roughly two months after the Skowhegan school board voted to end its use of the state’s last remaining “Indians” nickname at its local high school. → Read More
Maine Senate bucks Mills by backing climate impact study of CMP corridor — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
The bill from Sen. Brownie Carson, D-Harpswell, would mandate an independent net carbon emissions impact study of the proposed 145-mile transmission line to send Hydro-Quebec power from Canada to Massachusetts.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Maine House votes to end ban on use of state money for abortion services — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
The House voted 79-63 in favor of a bill from Rep. Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, that would counteract a federal ban on abortion funding.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Effort to expand abortion access in Maine rekindles spirited debate — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
The proposal from Gov. Janet Mills would amend state laws dating back to the late 1970s and 1980s and allow more medical professionals to provide abortions, beyond just physicians. → Read More
Maine House gives initial OK to removal of nonmedical vaccination exemptions — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
The bill puts Maine on track to pass and create some of the most stringent immunization laws in the country.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Maine lawmakers want a say in latest effort to revamp services for at-risk children — Daily Brief — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Lawmakers want to undo 2018 changes criticized by caseworkers that de-emphasized family reunification in child welfare cases, but it's unclear whether it will have a large impact on day-to-day work.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
How Maine Democrats aim to clamp down on charter schools — Daily Brief — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Legislative Democrats now in full control of Augusta for the first time since Republicans led the creation of charter schools are now looking to tighten the standards governing them.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Cancer forces Democrat to give up his seat in the Maine House — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, said he made the decision to resign, effective Wednesday, with “sadness and gratitude.”. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Maine’s about to get a look at what its own Green New Deal would look like — Daily Brief — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Progressive lawmakers are rolling out Maine's version of the Green New Deal, which is a loose framework compared to its national counterpart.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Maine fishermen ask for temporary ban on aquaculture permits — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
The effort is the latest thrust in the give-and-take over what veteran midcoast lobsterman John Powers called an “onslaught” of new aquaculture licenses “resulting in lost fishing grounds and income.”. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Susan Collins again claims top rank for bipartisanship — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins can claim the title of Congress’ most bipartisan senator for the sixth year in a row, according to a new ranking.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Vaccination debate draws hundreds to Maine State House — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
One bill would remove parents’ option to claim a non-medical religious or philosophical exemption. The counter bill would protect parents’ and medical professionals’ autonomy to choose against vaccinating by claiming a medical exemption.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Maine group considers suing over new Trump abortion ‘gag rule’ — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
The changes block doctors and nurses at health care facilities that receive Title X funds from discussing abortion as a viable option with pregnant patients, or making referrals to abortion providers. → Read More
Maine among states suing over Trump’s border ‘emergency’ — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Maine will join roughly a dozen states in filing a lawsuit against the White House over President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration late last week.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Susan Collins and Angus King split on Trump’s nominee for attorney general — Daily Brief — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Maine's two senators have increasingly split on nominees from the Republican president as U.S. Sen. Susan Collins gears up for a high-dollar re-election challenge. → Read More
Lawmakers rebuff bid to criminalize use of ‘obscene’ materials in Maine schools — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
A bill that would criminalize the act of assigning “obscene” learning materials to students in Maine classrooms was unanimously rejected by members of a legislative committee Monday. → Read More
Marissa Kennedy’s mother accuses husband of torturing child and her — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Before Marissa Kennedy was killed last February, she was forced to take off her clothes and pose naked with her mother, Sharon Carrillo, while Carrillo’s husband, Julio, physically and sexually assaulted them, according to court documents.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More
Maine Democrats are still trying to find their place in Nancy Pelosi’s House — Daily Brief — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Maine's two U.S. representatives — a veteran and a freshman — are charting different paths in the newly Democratic-led chamber.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News. → Read More