Public funding, a long history of female role models and groups that recruit candidates all play a part.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Popular-vote compact won’t work
If successful, this proposal could send Maine’s votes to a candidate who wasn’t even on the ballot.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Schools expecting more state money, but property taxpayers won’t see much relief
For years, districts pointed to the impact on property taxes; now they say other priorities will absorb higher subsidies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t make it harder to access Maine’s popular charter schools
Arbitrary proposed caps on enrollment and the number of institutions would separate families from innovative learning opportunities.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Legal dispute continues over state public health nursing program
The Attorney General’s Office wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed to enforce a law requiring Maine to employ 48 public health nurses, even though the DHHS commissioner says the state supports the program.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Panel reviewing bottle bill backs increase for redemption centers, not for deposits
The fee paid to redemption centers would rise from 4 cents to 5 cents a container by January, under a proposal recommended by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Legislature’s watchdog committee urged to make protecting children a priority
Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee also are told that many of the changes they approved after the deaths of two girls in 2017 and 2018 are in the works.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News, Politics
Lawmaker wants state to require free access to menstrual products for female inmates
The proposal by Rep. Charlotte Warren of Hallowell would make Maine one of the first states to put such a policy into law.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Car inspections put large number of Mainers in a tough spot
Though – for now – evidence doesn’t justify ditching the mandate, lawmakers shouldn’t dismiss the financial burden it places on many drivers.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers consider bill to make gender discrimination unconstitutional in Maine
Though Maine passed the Equal Rights Act in 1974, it was never ratified by enough states to become U.S. law. Supporters now want to make sure its protections are enshrined in the Maine Constitution.