The action marks a further step in sharply rising tensions between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic.
2019
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Madison voters give initial approval to $10.2 million school budget
The $10.2 million budget is up less than 1% over the current year, and the amount to be collected from local taxpayers is down $138,133.
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Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
With Mueller still on Justice staff, Barr has sway over testimony
Keeping the special counsel on the payroll makes it easier for the attorney general to block him from appearing before Congress.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Lawrence quiets Skowhegan behind Hayden Lee gem
Sophomore silences rivals’ bats in tight KVAC victory.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Treasury secretary denies Democrats’ request for Trump’s tax returns
Steven Mnuchin tells the House Ways and Means Committee’s chairman that the panel’s request ‘lacks a legitimate legislative purpose’ as Supreme Court precedent requires
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
New school would help special ed students learn, get jobs
Margaret Murphy Centers for Children plans to open a new school in Lewiston in 2020, combining two existing schools, for about 80 special education students.
Posted inMaine
Driver killed in Pittsfield crash on U.S. Route 2
A 90-year-old man was killed after his car veered off the road and struck a tree on U.S. Route 2 Monday afternoon, police said.
Posted inNew England
Caps on family welfare lose favor in more states
Massachusetts is the latest state to reject the idea that capping cash assistance to low-income mothers encourages self-reliance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
U.S. to add 30,000 seasonal worker visas as soon as this week
The strong American economy has made it increasingly difficult for employers to find labor.
Posted inMaine, News
Feeling lucky? Three Maine stores named tops in lottery sales
In addition, the stores, including two in southern Maine, collectively paid out more than $2 million in prize money in 2018.