Odd Laws That Still Exist In Maine
Freeport Pizza Place Ranked One of America’s Best
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Amazon may be coming to southern Maine as Gorham considers $4 million land sale
Law enforcement experts say cheap, sometimes tainted weed grown by Chinese criminal groups is getting into the state's medical market. The low-quality marijuana, some of it believed to be grown using forced labor, is cratering market rates, businesses say, and pushing reputable growers out of the industry. Now some are questioning whether their companies can survive. Read this story.
Nearly 40 people spoke Friday at the Maine Bureau of Insurance’s online public forum on a proposed rate increases that one person described as “eye-popping.” If the rates are approved, the more than 110,000 Mainers who get health coverage through the individual and small-group employer market would see their monthly premiums jump by an average of more than 20%. Read this story.
WalletHub - With Women’s Equality Day around the corner and the U.S. ranking as only
the 42nd best country for gender equality, the personal-finance website
WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Women's Equality in 2025, as well as expert commentary.
In order to determine where women receive the most equal treatment in
American society, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 17 key
metrics. The data set ranges from the gap between female and male
executives to the disparity in unemployment rates for women and men.
Women’s Equality in Maine (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 4th
- 3rd – Earnings Gap
- 1st – Educational Attainment Gap (among Advanced Degree Holders)
- 26th – Minimum-Wage Workers Gap
- 1st – Unemployment Rate Gap
- 25th – Entrepreneurship Rate Gap
- 3rd – Political Representation Gap