Public opinion has varied ever since North Carolina's governor signed into law a bill that blocked cities in that state from transgender individuals from using their choice of public bathrooms.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has floated out the idea of lowering the national voting age to 16 or 17. She made that suggestion recently at the Generation Progress Summit.
The subject of raising the minimum age to smoke cigarettes is gaining momentum. In a recent survey, seven out of ten Americans support raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21.
Maine lawmakers recently approved a bill that allows Mainers to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. The bill will now be heading to Governor LePage where he is expected to sign the bill into law.
It looks like another showdown could be happening in Augusta, between the democrats and Governor LePage. The Maine State House voted 81-63 in favor of a bill that would ensure people seeking asylum in the state continue receiving municipal welfare benefits.
A Republican state senator is leading an effort that would require Medicaid and welfare applicants to live in Maine for at least six months before receiving benefits.
Several Maine American Indian tribe representatives and MSAD 54 school board members met on April 13 to discuss the possibility of dropping 'Indians' as the school's nickname.