Young people eligible for free and reduced-price meals at school aren’t getting them – and it’s not because they don’t need them.
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Should Maine students have to learn cursive? Some lawmakers think so.
A public hearing was held Thursday on Rep. Heidi Sampson’s bill to require cursive instruction in grades 3-5 of Maine public schools.
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Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Application asks job candidates about criminal records too soon
Maine legislators should pass a bill that would give former inmates who apply for state jobs a chance to show their qualifications first.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s rural broadband may get a boost
Two proposed bond measures would provide $120 million for projects in underserved areas, and the political will has grown.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mills budget lays out vision for moving Maine forward
The new governor makes a strong case for meeting the challenges facing the state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
In business, requirement for paid sick time a source of healthy debate
Some see a proposed state mandate as contributing to a more productive and stable work force, while others decry the burden of cost, especially when profit margins are ‘very thin.’
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sexual-harassment trainer booted from State House
Maine lawmakers ask the woman hired to give lobbyists free sexual-harassment training not to come back because of complaints about her presentation.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Advocates urge lawmakers to ban vaping products from Maine public schools
The measure follows a budget proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to spend $10 million in tobacco settlement money to reduce youth smoking rates, as well as vaping.
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Mills tells lawmakers her $8 billion state budget is ‘sustainable’
Saying Maine ‘cannot afford to stand still,’ the governor defends plans to expand Medicaid, spend more on education and fighting the opioid crisis, and return more money to cities and towns.