The Maine Education Association says changes to health insurance plans were made without consultation with unions and against signed contracts between the system and retired employees.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Sanford superintendent blames problems with permission slips for flu shots without consent
A school district investigation shows 3 students got vaccinations after submitting permission slips that weren’t signed or indicated the parent didn’t want their child vaccinated.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Scarborough superintendent apologizes for letter that triggered student protest
Superintendent Sanford Prince says a letter to the staff about expressing personal views before the election should not have described Black Lives Matter as a ‘controversial’ phrase.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State
Trump, Biden surrogates make last-ditch stops in Maine
Donald Trump Jr. and Jill Biden will each make stops in Maine’s 2nd District this week as the race heads into its final days.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Collins votes no on Barrett’s confirmation, says she did not make decision on qualifications
Maine’s Republican senator says the Supreme Court vacancy should have been filled by the winner of the presidential election and she did not reach a conclusion on Amy Coney Barrett’s qualifications.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Estimate shows 11% decline in North Atlantic right whale population in a year
The drop to 366 whales in 2018, attributed partly to the revision of previous numbers, is an alarming development for the endangered species.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Politics
Trump courts Maine voters in 2nd District campaign stop
Throngs of supporters attended the event in Levant; some wore masks, but most did not, and neither did the president.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
‘Nothing is the same’: Educators adapt to teaching in the COVID-19 era
As Maine schools see isolated cases of coronavirus and shift between instructional models, teachers are doing their best to regain a sense of normalcy and adapt their classrooms to the pandemic.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Collins, Gideon spar over money in politics, health care in 4th Senate debate
The four candidates in Maine’s U.S. Senate race met for a virtual debate Thursday night with less than two weeks to go until Election Day.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Portland moving forward on scaled back renovations of 4 elementary schools
Renovations are nearing completion at Lyseth Elementary School, and the district is scheduled to seek bids for the remaining 3 schools this winter.