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Promising New Poll For Maine

Public Policy Polling reports on their just-released results: It looks like Maine voters will reverse their 2009 decision and legalize gay marriage in the state this fall. 54% think that gay marriage should be legal to only 41% who think it should be illegal. And when we asked about the issue using the exact language voters will see on the …

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World’s Highest Rents

Above are the average rents for “high-end three bedroom flats.” The Economist does not stipulate what qualifies as “high-end,” but the number quoted for New York City (presumably Manhattan) seems about right.

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HAWAII: Alliance Defense Fund Demands Standing To Defend Civil Unions Law

Last month Hawaii Gov. Neal Abercrombie announced that he would not defend the state against a lawsuit claiming that the existing civil unions law unconstitutionally deprives residents of the right to same-sex marriage. Today the Alliance Defense Fund announced that they have petitioned for standing to intervene. Unless I’m reading the linked news item wrong, this may be the first …

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Grade Pending Is Delicious

The NYC Department of Health has launched an app in which users can can filter and search for nearby restaurants by their latest cleanliness grade. Would anybody seriously consider a “C” grade joint that popped up in the results?

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