The proposed legislation would allow public employees to strike if their employer failed to carry out the arbitrator’s determinations.
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Our View: Maine should invest in early childhood programs
A bill before the Legislature would take a successful Somerset County program statewide.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Bill would ban distribution of remote classes recorded in Maine schools
While the bill’s sponsor says it aims to prevent snippets of a class from being taken out of context or used in a way to harm teachers, opponents say it stands in the way of transparency.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Free meals do wonders for students, their schools
Maine’s Legislature should not hesitate to pass a bill from Senate President Troy Jackson to provide breakfast and lunch with no strings attached.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine bill to require companies to pay for packaging disposal clears committee
Companies could reduce their liability by creating independent recycling programs or reducing the amount of packaging on the products they sell.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland legislator pushes for Portland-Lewiston rail service
The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Ben Chipman, is set to be taken up Tuesday by the joint transportation committee.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine kids deserve healthy futures – ban flavored tobacco now
If L.D. 1550 is passed into law, it would be a game changer for every child tempted by sweet, minty flavors and quickly caught up in addiction.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers lose committee assignments after breaking State House mask rule
Seven conservative legislators, arguing that Gov. Mills has lifted the mask mandate, entered the building without wearing the face coverings required by the Legislative Council in a ruling last week.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers vote to study security at State House complex
The State and Local Government Committee endorses the bill on a party-line vote after one lawmaker testifies about run-ins with a man now charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol.