Lana covers education for the Portland Press Herald. She joins the Press Herald from VTDigger, where she covered Chittenden County, Vermontās population center. Previously she was a Report for America fellow in Mendocino County, covering environmental news for a digital outlet and a public radio station. She also reported on the environment for digital news outlet, WhoWhatWhy. In her spare time Lana enjoys hiking with her Goldendoodle, Rigby, running, surfing and baking.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
National group threatens lawsuit against Maine school district over gender policy
The Goldwater Institute says the Damariscotta-area district is guilty of violating parental rights because it did not tell a student’s mother that her child wanted to be identified as a boy instead of a girl.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2023
In gender clash, Maine schools caught between parents, kids
The handling of gender identity at public schools has emerged as a new front in the culture war, pitting children’s privacy against some parents who fear educators are cutting them out of key conversations.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
UMaine Orono dips into reserves amid declining enrollment
The UMaine System board allows the state’s flagship university to pull $5.7 million from savings to help close a $17 million budget gap.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Can a severe ice storm like the one in 1998 happen again?
Climate change creates the potential for more ice storms in Maine, but scientists don’t know if there will be more extreme icing events like the one that struck Maine 25 years ago.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Maine’s child protection system failed to recognize risks to children, report says
The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman’s annual report cites ‘substantial issues’ with more than half of the child welfare cases reviewed and a ‘downward trend in child welfare practice.’
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PublishedDecember 29, 2022
Opponents of consumer-owned power effort submit signatures for competing ballot question
The parent company of Central Maine Power, Avangrid Inc., is fighting against an initiative to create a consumer-owned utility in the state.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Gov. Mills chooses Maine State Police major to lead the agency
Mills announced Wednesday she will formally nominate Maj. William Ross, a veteran member of the force who is now operations major, to become the next colonel.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Roux Institute joins with hospital networks to boost health care tech start-ups
The program created in partnership with MaineHealth and Northern Light Health will provide residencies to entrepreneurs in health care tech.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Child-care funding cliff nears, putting Maine families and facilities at risk
As pandemic relief dwindles, ‘the workforce behind the workforce’ worries about its ability to keep providing high-demand services without significant and sustained support.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
UMaine system schools to close $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses, and boost marketing campaigns.
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