The bill directs the Department of Education to set standards for pre-kindergarten programs, but school districts will be given until the 2023-24 to start.
2019
Posted inMaine
Waterville council to consider leases for solar installations
The city would reap thousands of dollars in revenue annually for leasing the landfill and former Runser properties on Webb Road if the council approves the plan, according to City Manager Michael Roy.
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Posted inNew England
Health care advocates push N.H. to address worker shortage
Filling an estimated 2,000 vacancies in the health care workforce is critical, they say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Advocates push $80 million in public funding for low-income apartments
A measure in the State House would give developers tax incentives that could double the number of affordable housing units currently being constructed, backers say.
Posted inNew England
Connecticut trooper suspended on drunken driving allegation reinstated to lieutenant
An anonymous complaint was filed against him the day after he pulled a wounded officer to safety during a shootout.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Trump wants to allow military academy athletes to go pro and serve later
The move would allow the student athletes to play professional sports upon graduation from West Point and the other service academies.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man who killed West Gardiner teen in 1973 denied parole
Michael M. Boucher Sr. was denied parole Monday and will serve five more years in prison.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen arrives at federal prison
He takes a last swipe at his former boss as he begins a three-year sentence at the Otisville federal prison in upstate New York.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Hearing set on recreational pot rules
The May 23 hearing in Portland will be the first opportunity for the public to provide in-person testimony on the state’s draft of adult-use cannabis regulations.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, News
Don McLean loses lifetime achievement award due to domestic violence incident
A UCLA student group rescinded the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement after learning McLean had pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges.