A video posted to the Department of Education website and available to high school teachers includes MAGA and “all lives matter” as examples of covert racism.
Election 2022
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump allies create a new super PAC called MAGA Inc.
The buildout comes as Trump, a Republican, is under mounting legal pressure on multiple fronts.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Lobbying group for Maine hunters and gun owners gives Mills an A rating; LePage gets an incomplete
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine says Republican Paul LePage, who received an A from the group in 2014, pulled out of the grading process after it pressed for answers about his position on land conservation.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why I’ll be voting to raise Portland’s minimum wage to $18
I’m a server who wants to be paid a fair wage for a hard day’s work. It’s that simple.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Shortage of ed techs an emergency across Maine
Our public schools have already had to sound the alarm way too many times.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Gray hosting legislative candidates forum
The forum for local House and Senate hopefuls is scheduled for Oct. 11.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
LePage unveils proposed plan to topple Maine’s ‘woke’ education system
Former Gov. Paul LePage unveils a proposed Parents Bill of Rights that echoes plans from Republicans in other states.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Pierce would serve all as Maine senator
I am writing to express my wholehearted endorsement for Teresa Pierce to serve as the next senator for District 25. As was the case when Teresa was chairman of the Falmouth Town Council (while Falmouth experienced tremendous growth), Teresa’s balanced approach was always marked by a sense of fiscal accountability to all the citizens of […]
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
While governor of Maine, LePage sought two positions in Trump administration
Two years before the end of his term, former Republican Gov. Paul LePage wanted to oversee national welfare reform and head up an international aid agency, internal records reveal.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Enough is Enough has it wrong on the referendum questions – and the DSA
The claim that Portlanders should blindly reject any and all ballot initiatives is absurd. Enough is enough, indeed.