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Gov. Mills plans to sign the bill — which would change the EPS formula by accounting for local poverty rates in state funding calculations, and modernizing outdated regional adjustments — into law.
The ballot initiative seeks to restrict transgender athlete participation in sports and require separate bathrooms and locker rooms for students based on the sex they were assigned at birth.
The endorsement comes at a pivotal time for the governor, who is trailing political newcomer Graham Platner by double digits in most independent polls.
Lawmakers will debate the measure, which has been approved as a statewide referendum, on Tuesday morning.
Jordan Wood, who is running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, said he’ll give U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s donation to a local food bank.
The U.S. senator from Massachusetts will speak about taking on billionaires and Wall Street, while fighting for workers.
The biggest challenge for Maine’s secretary of state may be finding a way to stand out in a competitive Democratic primary.
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The checks, included in the budget signed by Gov. Janet Mills on Friday, will be distributed based on income eligibility and are expected to be sent in late July.
Close to $3 million in outside money has been spent on the Maine governor’s race this year, with most of the spending benefiting Republicans, according to new state campaign finance reports.
Most participants in a recent focus group held by Syracuse University said their vote in the upcoming Democratic Senate primary will be based on which candidate they think is more likely to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
The state’s free community college program, previously funded on a one-time basis, is now permanent under the spending plan Mills signed Friday.
Republican-aligned groups are pouring millions into boosting US Sen. Susan Collins while Democrats are locked in an acrimonious primary.
Following concerns over costs, lawmakers on the education committee supported an amended version of the bill. It now goes to the full Legislature.
Maine’s campaign finance watchdog issued a decision denying Sen. Jim Libby clean elections funding after it found numerous problems with paperwork his campaign submitted to qualify for the money.
The secretary of state released draft language this week for how the initiative, which seeks to limit school sports participation and use of bathrooms and similar spaces to a student’s assigned sex at birth, would appear on the November ballot.
The Senate voted 18-16 to approve the budget, which includes $300 ‘affordability checks’ for eligible residents, a new income tax surcharge for millionaires and a ban on cellphones in schools.
In the ‘Where in the World is Paul LePage’ game, the answer is always Florida.
The governor has no ads booked beyond Wednesday and trails in the polls.
Maine’s senior US senator and other members of the state’s congressional delegation are among those taking issue with the president’s threats against Iran.
Pakistan’s prime minister had urged Trump to extend his deadline by 2 weeks to allow diplomacy to advance.
Judy Camuso, the first woman to lead the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will leave the post on April 30.
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