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Not So Appealing: NH’s High Court Rules Against “Free The Nipple” Appeal
In a 3-2 decision, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled constitutional a Laconia city law banning women from exposing their…
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Catholic School Students Suing Vermont Claim Religious Discrimination
Lawyers representing students from Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington, VT have filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming the state…
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Live Free Or Not: NH GOP Lawmakers Threaten Lawsuit Over House “Deadly Weapons” Ban
The right to keep and bear arms in the New Hampshire House has been limited a bit after the Democrat-controlled legislature…
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Breast Milk Bust: Bangor Baby Ingests Meth, Nursing Mom Arrested
A 20-year-old Bangor woman faces felony charges after she passed methamphetamine through her breast milk to her 7-month-old…
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SNL’s Trump Impersonator Alec Baldwin Takes Plea Deal, Will Attend Anger Management Class
At a Manhattan court hearing this week, Alec Baldwin, 60, noted comedic actor and Saturday Night Live Trump impersonator, has pleaded guilty…
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Bad Recipe: CT Driver Baked On Vanilla Extract Arrested For DUI
New Canaan (CT) police have arrested and charged a woman for driving under the influence of … vanilla extract. The CT Post reports…
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Citing Decorum, Maine Reps Ban Videos, Photographs Of Colleagues During Floor Sessions, Though “Selfies” Are Fine
The Portland Press Herald reports that the Maine House of Representatives voted this week to ban house members from "taking photographs…
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Japan Supreme Court Declares “Sterilization” Constitutional; Required Before Legal Recognition Of Gender Change
The Supreme Court of Japan has declared a Japanese law constitutional that requires people who seek legal recognition of their gender change…
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Battling Drug Crisis, NH Fire Dept. Launching “Mobile Opioid Response Unit”
WMUR is reporting the capital city fire department is launching a new "mobile opioid response unit" that will follow ambulances…
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Maine School District Reinstates High School “Harvest Break” To Aid Farmers
The Presque Isle (ME) school district's board of directors has voted 12-2 to reinstate a traditional autumn harvest break…
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Old NH Law Permitting Teaching “Lord’s Prayer” In Grade Schools Called “Hidden Virus” By State Rep, Faces Repeal
New Hampshire state Rep. Amanda Bouldin, a Democrat, is supporting a bill in the NH legislator that will repeal an obscure 1975…
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Massachusetts HS History Assignment Asking Students To Determine If Trump Is/Is Not “Fascist” Irks Some, Raises Serious Doubts About Critical Thinking Goal
A history class assignment asking students to analyze President Donald Trump to determine if he qualified to be called a fascist has…
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California: Pot Tax Revenues Not So High; Black Market Flourishes
Tax revenues in California gleaned from legal pot sales are not as high as expected, and one expert claims that burdensome taxes…
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“Pot Cafes” and “Weed Delivery Vans” Make Headway In Massachusetts
A subcommittee of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission met Wednesday in Boston and is "inching closer" to licensing so-called…
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Nashua (NH) Public Library Offers “Drag Queen Teen Time”; Raises Big Concerns
Though it's described as "an opportunity for Teens to meet a drag performer in person and ask questions about…
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New Massachusetts Law In Effect: No Tobacco, Vaping Sales At Pharmacies And Health Care Facilities
A new Massachusetts law that went into effect December 31 prohibits the sale of tobacco and vaping products by pharmacies and health…
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Maine Governor Inauguration’s Biggest Donors: Medical Pot, Casinos
Maine's new and first-ever female governor, Janet Mills, a Democrat, raised $241,000 for her inauguration, with her biggest…
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Maine Legislator Gets Re-Elected, Then Quits GOP
The Bangor Daily News reports that York County Republican state representative Don Marcan "left the Republican Party on Thursday without explaining…
