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Official Party Status For Maine Socialists?

Bill Gnade

The Portland Press Herald (PPH) reports that the Socialist Party of Maine (SPM) has received authorization from the Maine Secretary of State's (SOS) office to begin enlisting voters to join its party ranks. The SPM must now register 5000 voters by 2020, and then get 10,000 voters in the 2022 general election to vote as socialists, before it will be granted official party status by the SOS.

Currently only the Republican, Democratic, and Green parties hold official status in Maine, the PPH reports. The Libertarian Party lost its status when it failed to meet the state's minimum requirements in last November's election.

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Strip Club’s License Yanked Over Prostitution Allegations

Matthew McDonald

A city board in Providence, Rhode Island has revoked the licenses of The Foxy Lady, permanently closing the strip club where police say three dancers offered undercover officers sex acts for money last week.

The Providence Board of Licenses voted 3-1 to revoke the license Wednesday, December 19. The club had been closed on a temporary basis by order of the city since Wednesday, December 12.

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