Mainers who have trouble getting information from government agencies soon will have an ally at the State House. Gov. Paul LePage and the Legislature this year funded a public access ombudsman’s position in the Attorney General’s Office. The position was created in 2007 but had never been filled. It’s one of several significant changes in […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Texans who have rallied behind Maine’s contested Ron Paul delegates took their message outside the convention hall and onto the street on Thursday, hawking special T-shirts inspired by Maine’s fight and talking to passers-by.

“(State government under King) increased funding for tourism promotion from $1.5 (million) annually in 1995 to over $6 million annually in 2003, resulting in a significant increase in visits to Maine.”
— From Angus King’s “record” Web page

Originally conceived as a way to educate homeschoolers, full-time virtual charter schools have emerged recently as an alternative to public schools for a wide range of students, from bored overachievers to victims of bullying.

A study released last month by researchers at Western Michigan University found that only 27.7 percent of the full-time virtual schools run by the nation’s largest online education company, K12 Inc., met federally mandated Adequate Yearly Progress goals, compared to 52 percent of public schools.