104 - Remember the Maine

Ever heard of scromiting? Us neither. Troy is about to lose grant money to develop prime downtown property, but it's not gonna be that easy. Are the Cuban protests authentic? Let's follow the money! And finally, the state of Maine is going some pretty neat stuff lately. 

Scromiting: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/high-potency-weed-linked-psychotic-episodes-mysterious-vomiting-illness-young-n1273463

Troy to hire firm for Monument Square project to avoid losing state grant https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-hires-for-Monument-Square-project-to-avoid-16320617.php 

U.S. Hits Highest Number of Daily New Coronavirus Cases in the World Again: Nearly 80,000
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-hits-highest-number-of-daily-new-coronavirus-cases-in-the-world-again-at-nearly-80000

The Bay of Tweets: https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-point-to-us-hand-in-cuba-protests/277987/

The Cuba Money Project: http://cubamoneyproject.com/2020/01/24/ned-2/ 

Meth-addled Trout: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/06/europe/trout-drug-addiction-scli-intl-scn/index.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2021/07/14/maine-abolishes-civil-forfeiture-now-requires-a-criminal-conviction-to-take-property/?sh=3a30d26d5cf9

Maine Appreciation 
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/07/11/maine-among-first-states-to-make-school-meals-free-for-all-students/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2021/07/14/maine-abolishes-civil-forfeiture-now-requires-a-criminal-conviction-to-take-property/ 

https://www.wastedive.com/news/extended-producer-responsibility-packaging-maine-oregon/602479/