The U.S. senator from Skowhegan, perhaps best known for standing up to Joseph McCarthy in 1950, was the first woman to have her name placed in nomination at a major party convention.
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Young leaders, seen as key to ending toxicity of politics, gather in Waterville
Youth Voting Summit seeks to inspire high school, college-age youths to engage their peers in voting and civic leadership.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Boston eyes $8 billion rail plan that would benefit Maine
A new ‘Rail Link’ between North and South stations would ease passenger rail between Maine and the rest of America
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta approves city’s first 2 recreational marijuana shops
Earlier this year Augusta councilors approved allowing recreational cannabis retail stores, after years of only medical marijuana sales being allowed in the city.
Posted inElection 2024, Local Elections, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Sagadahoc County voters consider criticism from governor, Lewiston commission in vote for sheriff
Both candidates have been criticized for the department’s failure to stop the gunman in the mass shooting. While that has swayed some voters, others said it’s not on their radar.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Mills creates committee to study Maine’s school construction funding
The 13-member commission’s study will be the first such review since 1998. ‘It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,’ the governor says.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine schools grapple with confusion over lawsuit that challenges new protections against discrimination
Maine’s education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Winslow schools hire new special education director from Augusta district
Christine Schmidt, formerly the assistant director of special education in Augusta, says her role is particularly important as teachers report increasing emotional and behavioral dysregulation among students.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County voters asked again to change register of deeds to appointed post in referendum
County officials say it has been difficult recently to find a qualified candidate to run the Registry of Deeds, so they are posing the referendum again to voters.
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UMaine system reissues call for bids to purchase Hutchinson Center
The school rescinded an offer earlier this year to sell the Belfast facility to a local evangelical church over a technical issue.