()—Maine business groups are supporting a Republican proposal to lift one of the remaining vestiges of the state's 'blue laws ...

Elizabeth was able to deal with the Puritan threat in Parliament as she had the power to simply close Parliament if they tried to discuss issues she did not want them to. Some Puritans valued good ...

The word Puritan comes from ‘purity’ or ‘purify’. These were extreme Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England by returning to the simple and uncomplicated worship and way of ...

The restrictions are a product of the state’s Puritan-era 'blue laws,' like banning the sale of alcohol on Sundays, most of which have been repealed. Morris said lifting the restrictions would ...