The measure is one of four education bills that were introduced by Gov. Paul LePage this year.
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Committee rejects plan to eliminate all state funding for MPBN
The appropriations panel restores the entire $1.7 million that Gov. Paul LePage wanted to cut.
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Lawmakers reject LePage bid to end MPBN funding
The Appropriations Committee also opts not to cut $2.4 million from higher education.
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Bill to halve state income tax wins 1st round
By three votes, the House advances the bill, though critics say it would create a permanent fiscal crisis.
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Maine House passes bill to lower income tax to 4 percent
Republicans said the bill will spark jobs. Democrats said Maine has no plan to pay for this and it’ll create a permanent fiscal crisis.
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LePage’s overhaul of schools fails in House
But a revised bill to end age-based grade levels and change grading may do better in the Senate.
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Lawmakers kill LePage veto for first time
The vote means the state will seek federal funds for special-needs students.
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Bill to end non-union state worker dues stalls
A legislative panel takes no action on a day when more than 100 people protest in Augusta, but the proposal isn’t dead yet.
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Maine education-reform bill fails House passage
The legislation, L.D. 1422, is a key part of reforms proposed by the LePage administration. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Maine lawmakers balking on union dues bill
The bill would remove the requirement that state employees pay a portion of union dues, even if they are not union members.