Maine bans lottery winners from receiving food stamps

Maine bans lottery winners from receiving food stamps

Maine has instituted a new rule that bans those who win more than $5,000 a month by gambling or the lottery from getting food stamps benefits, the state announced Tuesday.

Lawsuit seeks to prove legality of Massachusetts physician-assisted suicide
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Lawsuit seeks to prove legality of Massachusetts physician-assisted suicide

Evan Lips

BOSTON — A pair of Cape Cod doctors, one suffering from terminal cancer, have filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County Superior Court as part of an effort to prove that physician-assisted suicide is not a crime in the Bay State.

Falmouth resident Dr. Roger Kligler, diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer, is named as a plaintiff in the suit along with Woods Hole Dr. Alan Steinbach, who runs a family practice.

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