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Panel endorses bill to have voters elect Maine attorney general, other officers Maine is one of the few states in which legislators, rather than voters, choose the attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer. Share A bill that would have Maine voters elect the state’s attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state gained bipartisan support in the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday. “This is long overdue in this state and I’m glad we are moving forward,” said Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, Senate chair of the committee and primary sponsor ...

Panel endorses popular elections for constitutional officers May 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A legislative committee supports popular elections for attorney general, treasurer and secretary, positions that are currently elected by the Legislature. Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, called the the change “long overdue.” The vote was 7-3 in the State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday, the Portland Press Herald reported. The change would require an amendment of the Maine Constitution, necessitating a two-thirds majority in each legislative chamber and a majority ...

Michelle Swatek, Hon. AIA 2021 Honorary Membership Recipient The AIA recognizes the notable contributions and service of people outside of the architecture profession with Honorary Membership. In her 22 years as the leader of AIA St. Louis, Michelle C. Swatek, Hon. AIA, has greatly strengthened the chapter’s membership, its programming, and its future. Whether one of the chapter’s more than 800 members, a conventioneer in town for a few days, or a member of the public, they will find Swatek at the  AIA St. Louis headquarters championing architects and a sustainable built environment. Thr...

PU confers five PhD degrees Punjab University has awarded PhD degrees to five scholars including three women File photo of Punjab University. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: Punjab University has awarded PhD degrees to five scholars including three women after their theses were approved by their supervisors. Nusrat Majeed was granted a PhD degree in Zoology after approval of her thesis titled ‘Taxonomic Studies and DNA Barcode Reference Library for Salticids from Pakistan’ whereas Saima Liaqat’s was awarded a PhD degree in Economics when her thesis on ‘Impact of External Financial Assistance...

An architect's guide to London's most fascinating unknown buildings Pepper your next lockdown walk with sightings of Tudor skyscrapers in Canonbury, Jacobean squares in Hackney and Cubist flats in Hampstead 9 February 2021 • 4:00pm Isokon Flats in Hampstead are a stellar example of both the International and Modernist architectural movements Credit: Andrew Cadey Chances are you know London’s most famous architecturally significant buildings. The Shard, the Gherkin, The Houses of Parliament, the list goes on. But what of the capital’s lesser known structures? They may be hidden in plain ...