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A federal bench trial in the matter of four transgender youths in Arkansas, their parents and their doctors is set to resume Monday after recessing for five weeks due to scheduling conflicts in the court of U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr.

With the end of the first week of testimony in federal court regarding Arkansas first-in-the-nation law banning hormone therapy for transgender minors, the parties in the case are now waiting for Nov. 28 and the resumption of testimony, after which they will have to wait again while a federal judge ponders the matter before making a ruling.

Not everyone is leaving California, and plenty of buyers are still interested in LA. But it is cooling, local agents report.

Published May 7, 2021 at 7:00 AM EDT https://greenlightmaine.com/elevating-voices/ / We highlight immigrant-owned small businesses and learn how these new Mainers are contributing to Maine’s economy. We’ll also hear about programs and resources that foster entrepreneurship among Maine’s immigrant communities. A new TV series to air on Maine Public Television focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing minority-owned businesses in Maine. Panelists: John Scribner, director,...

For 10 years, long ago, there was an elk outside my bedroom window. It never moved. The life-sized bronze statue stood on a pedestal in front of the Elks Lodge in downtown Portsmouth. I lived across from 93 Pleasant St. I was so fascinated by the giant metal deer that I never paid much attention to the three-story brick building that loomed behind.  I didn’t know it had been a private home and a hotel, and I didn’t believe the rumor that George Washington slept there. Until last week, I ...