The proposed budget would increase the tax levy for education by $0.31.
Maine
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Maine Senate confirms economic development commissioner
Michael Duguay was sworn in as the head of the Department of Economic and Community Development.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Harper Landry is an eighth generation Bethel farmer, first generation artist
10-year-old Bethel girl rules the roost over her five flocks of chickens