Beat Report: Politics & Lawmaking

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to quickly make an update of recent news concerning my beat (Maine politics and lawmaking.) We've been assigned beats in Colin's writing class as a way to update each other in case anyone is still looking for story ideas.

Maine Republican favors legalizing marijuana
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/09/19/maine_republican_favors_legalizing_marijuana/

Senate fund building of Destroyer in Bath
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/C2639F76FC2B6D26852574C90056B871?Opendocument

Political overtones a part of union conflict
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/280694C3BCCC3AC2852574C9004F5BA0?Opendocument

Senator Chris Dodd will speak at this year's annual Jackson-Jefferson dinner, the largest Maine Democrats' gathering in the state
largesthttp://news.mainetoday.com/updates/033178.html

Maine's former governor king endorses Obama last friday
http://seacoastonline.com/articles/20080912-NEWS-80912023

Obama campaign announces "Maine Republicans for Obama"
http://seacoastonline.com/articles/20080903-NEWS-80903045