Guns and the governor's race

By Lauren McCauley | Editor

By Eesha Pendharkar

The implementation of Maine’s recently passed gun safety laws — a red flag referendum voters overwhelmingly approved and a 72-hour waiting period facing a legal challenge — would greatly differ depending on who the next governor is.

By Sarah Shemkus, Canary Media

Twenty years ago, a group of Northeastern states signed on to a plan to reduce the greenhouse gases spewing from power plants by making generators pay for the carbon they release. Since then, the region’s power sector emissions have dropped by half, and states have reaped more than $10 billion in revenue to invest in energy programs.

But a growing chorus of voices is now questioning whether the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is still worth the investment at a time when soaring power prices are straining household budgets.

By Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Stateline

George Hill, president and CEO of Maine Family Planning, said the new guidelines “appear to seek to replace experienced providers with ideologically aligned ones, which would undermine continuity of care and patient trust.”

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