The bill from Lewiston Sen. Margaret Rotundo mandates greater disclosure of school employee conduct when applying for new jobs.
Emily Duggan
Staff Writer
Emily Duggan is a staff writer for the Kennebec Journal. She graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire, where she was a news editor and staff writer for The New Hampshire. Before working at the Kennebec Journal, she interned at the Portland Press Herald and freelanced for the Granite State News Collaborative. A Portland native, Emily loves exploring the city, reading, and playing with her two cats.
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Bill would mandate greater disclosure of school employee conduct
The bill would allow Maine school districts to get more information about a prospective employee’s conduct at previous jobs.
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Bill to fund UMF Upward Bound college-prep program moves forward
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Not a redneck store in central Maine with silly-looking dresses
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Maine school districts to get relief from faulty electric buses
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Investigation continues into fatal Waterville I-95 crash
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Investigation continues into hoax threats across Maine
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Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdown
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UMA could lose its accredited architecture program with building move
University officials say moving the architecture program out of Handley Hall could cost the program its national accreditation, which nationally ranks the program.