While no Maine educators appear to have been fired over the issue, some districts have investigated or placed teachers on leave.
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Justice Department sues Maine for refusing to provide voter information
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows twice denied the DOJ’s request for the information, which includes personal data such as birth dates, addresses and partial Social Security numbers.
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Programs for students with hearing, vision loss harmed by Trump’s anti-diversity push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.
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South Berwick Democrat may take on Chellie Pingree in Maine’s 1st District
Rep. Tiffany Roberts says she’s testing the waters for what would be Pingree’s first primary challenge as an incumbent congresswoman.
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How MaineCare has grown — and become a budget buster in the process
Lawmakers already plugged an unexpected $118 million deficit in the program this year. Cuts at the federal level may force tough decisions about services, eligibility and funding for next year and beyond.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Staffer on 2020 campaign of Maine U.S. Senate candidate found guilty of theft
A Hancock County jury found that Matthew McDonald embezzled $225,000 from Max Linn, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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Collins votes with Republicans to defeat Democrats’ effort to force release of Epstein files
The effort to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah college event
Officials say a person of interest is in custody in the shooting of the 31-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.
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Gov. Mills mum on reports that she is interviewing staff for a Senate campaign
During a visit to Sanford on Wednesday, the governor again said that she is ‘seriously considering’ a run for U.S. Senate, but did not address media reports from Washington, D.C., that she is interviewing for staff.
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Epstein’s birthday book includes letter believed to be signed by George Mitchell
The former U.S. senator’s letter is tame compared to others in the child sex abuser’s 50th birthday book from 2003, some of which included suggestive and lewd comments and drawings, including one thought to be from President Donald Trump.