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Maine voters approve three questions on ballot in 2021, which ban the construction of Hydro Québec's high-voltage line to Massachusetts that passes through the state, authorize issuing $100 million in infrastructure bonds and amend the Constitution of Maine to declare a right to produce and consume food of their choice for personal usage.
2021-11-2

Maine reports its first two cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in a person from Franklin County who previously travelled internationally.
2021-02-10

Maine becomes the 17th U.S. state to ban conversion therapy for minors.
2019-05-29

In the Virginia House of Delegates election, Democrats win 15 seats, Republicans lose 18 seats, and 3 seats are too close to call.
2017-11-7

California, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota sue the Trump administraion over the termination of DACA.
2017-09-11

The governors of the U.S. states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin say they will not accept Syrian refugees in response to the Islamic terror attacks in Paris. Twenty-three of the 24 governors are Republican with the other being Democrat (New Hampshire).
2015-11-16

Heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions hit the northeastern United States days after a bad storm with between 15 and 17 inches of snow reported in Massachusetts and Maine.
2014-02-16

The US state of Arizona proposes that a $50 fine should be in place for overweight Medicaid recipients who do not follow a strict health regime discussed with the recipient and their doctor.
2011-05-17

The United States National Weather Service issues a blizzard warning for nine states in the Midwestern United States with a storm affecting a total of 30 states from Texas to Maine.
2011-02-1