Janet Mills (D) is looking to close Maines yawning $450 million FY 26-27 budget gap and $118 million MaineCare deficit with an increased tobacco tax, Democrats in the legislature want to make it harder to buy cigarettes
Ponti's signature furniture piece the one by which he is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Germanys Vitra Design Museum and elsewhere is the sleek Superleggera chair, produced by Cassina starting in 1957
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The League of Minnesota Cities, which provides training and legal services to cities, recommends cities "consider making amendments to their ordinances to reflect the federal law to avoid confusion." Aisia Davis, staff attorney with the League, said the League and Minnesota Department of Health are waiting on the FDA for guidance on how to proceed