Space-age gavels

In the latest session of the Maine legislature, at least nine wooden gavels were broken in the House of Representatives by House Speaker Michael Saxl as he pronounced votes on bills and other matters.

That’s when a legislative colleague turned to The University of Maine for a solid solution to a problem of smashed gavels that, for years, has sent more than one House staffer ducking for cover.

Learn more, here: http://www.umainetoday.umaine.edu/issues/v1i1/insights.html