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Maine DOE hiring for MOOSE online learning program
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) recently announced it is looking to hire...
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University of Maine System disregards policy in Chancellor Malloy’s temporary contract extension
During a June 16 meeting of the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and...
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SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade, ending federal abortion rights
In a 6-3 majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, the U.S. Supreme...
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Blame high gas prices on red tape
Several factors contribute to soaring gasoline prices, but the greed of oil barons...
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Why isn’t Maine’s preferred K-12 gender identity curriculum more accessible to parents?
In the aftermath of widespread pandemic-era learning disruptions, many parents and community members...
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Understanding the importance of sunset provisions
According to the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Reform, Maine is...
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Maine Supreme Court denies challenge to state’s ‘yellow flag’ law
In a decision released June 21, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled against...
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Halsey Frank: Little hymn to the Republic
On June 17, I attended the COVID-delayed swearing-in ceremony for my successor as...
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Supreme Court strikes down sectarian exclusion in Maine’s town tuitioning program
On June 21, the United States Supreme Court ruled Maine’s prohibition on sectarian...
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Protecting our children, both in body and in mind
In recent weeks, our hearts have been broken and our consciences racked by...
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College enrollment drops as students seek alternatives
The past two years have been marked by major education disruption at the...
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Recent court filings renew debate on Sunday hunting in Maine
For decades, Mainers have debated the State’s more-than-a-century-old prohibition against hunting on Sundays....
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Why Biden’s claim of cutting the deficit is false, in a single chart
Since President Joe Biden took office office early last year, America’s long-term budget...
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Maine unemployment rate hits 26-month low in May
Maine’s unemployment rate fell slightly in May, to 3.2 percent from 3.3 percent...
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Waterville doctor who wrote COVID-19 vaccine exemptions has license reinstated
The Board of Osteopathic Licensure restored Paul Gosselin’s license to practice medicine on...
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Malloy, UMS Board of Trustees chair address controversies during education committee meeting
A decision about University of Maine System (UMS) Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s contract will...
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Halsey Frank: Democrats’ detrimental DA decision
In what appears to have been little more than a political litmus test...
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Poliquin tops Caruso, Sartoris defeats Sarhbeck in Maine’s June primary elections
Republican Bruce Poliquin defeated Elizabeth Caruso in the June 14 primary for the...
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Maine DOE announces public comment period for new waiver requests
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is currently seeking comments related to a...
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Yes, the products you’re buying are getting smaller—even though prices are not
The rise in consumer prices has rightly received a great deal of attention,...
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DSA ballot initiatives would add insult to injury for Portland businesses
Last week, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America rushed to file paperwork with...
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Federal watchdog finds 20% of pandemic unemployment funds wasted on fraudulent or ineligible claims
At least 20 percent of federal dollars paid out through pandemic-related unemployment programs...
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Subcommittee of Gov. Mills’ Climate Council recommends payments, transportation and childcare for Mainers who attend meetings
As part of Maine’s Climate Council, which is working to implement a four-year...
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New report pegs Maine’s economy as 8th weakest in 2022
According to a report recently released by WalletHub, Maine has the eighth weakest...
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Lockdowners are still unwilling to recognize harms they brought on youth
Is it possible that despite the mounting evidence against them, some lockdown enthusiasts...
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Halsey Frank: Reservations about the DOJ’s new use-of-force policy
It is illegal and unacceptable for law enforcement officers to use excessive force....
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Hybrid learning during pandemic cements Cape Elizabeth parent’s support for school choice
For John Lewis, his local school district’s decision to enact hybrid learning during...
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Maine DSA pushing four ballot questions in Portland, including $18 minimum wage
The Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) recently announced it...
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Do we really need 100 different federal programs to fund broadband?
President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill apportioned $1.2 trillion for such projects as roads, bridges,...
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The New York Times explains why mask mandates don’t work
Throughout the pandemic, few things incited more discord than the mandated use of...
