The proposed budget would increase the tax levy for education by $0.31.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Senate confirms economic development commissioner
Michael Duguay was sworn in as the head of the Department of Economic and Community Development.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine approves 9.6% rate reduction for workers’ comp premiums
The news is expected to save businesses money at a time of growing economic uncertainty.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Schools & Education
UMaine to pause new graduate student job offers, citing funding uncertainty
The flagship public university in Orono will temporarily pause funded offers for graduate students like research assistantships, which make up about a quarter of the current graduate student population.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Republican fails in attempt to censure House speaker
The motion to punish Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a rules violation is the latest example of the partisan tensions at the State House.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Juvenile arrested in Auburn shooting investigation
A 15-year-old was charged March 19 in connection with a Dec. 14 shooting on Main Street in Auburn.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Saco agency to establish state’s 1st locked residential psychiatric treatment center for children
Sweetser was awarded a $2 million contract from the state to build a center at its campus. It’s expected to open next April, filling a crucial gap in services for at-risk children, advocates say.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine to lose more than $90M in cut to federal health grants
The US DHHS slashed more than $11 billion nationwide, leaving public health officials in Maine and around the nation scrambling to assess the implications.
Posted inNation / World
US Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs as part of major restructuring
Most of the cuts will come from the public health agencies.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine officials refuse to sign Trump agreement on transgender athletes
The Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School said it would violate Maine law for them to sign the agreement requiring the barring of transgender athletes.