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National culture wars come to Maine school districts

by Lana Cohen June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Districts feel the heat after the Maine Republican Party advocates for a ban on critical race theory and discussion of gender in public school classrooms.

Local & State, Politics

Gov. Mills continues to outraise LePage in governor’s race

by Randy Billings June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Gov. Janet Mills has more than double the amount of money raised by former Gov. Paul LePage and more than triple her Republican challenger’s totals for the last month.

Local & State, Uncategorized

State to begin issuing $850 checks this week, but envelopes in short supply

by Randy Billings May 31, 2022June 1, 2022

Maine Revenue Services expects to issue 200,000 refunds a week, meaning most of the 858,000 checks should be issued by the end of June – if the state has enough envelopes.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: President Biden and Gov. Mills don’t control gas prices

by The Editorial Board May 31, 2022May 30, 2022

Voters should not believe Republicans who want to exploit geopolitical crises for political gain.

Local & State, Politics

Criticism of Gov. Mills mounts in Portland over asylum seekers

by Randy Billings May 24, 2022May 25, 2022

A Portland city councilor says the governor has ‘largely ignored’ the crisis, while a state representative and party leader called the administration’s response ‘absolutely abysmal.’

Op-Eds, Opinion

Portland Councilor Fournier: Gov. Mills needs to step up on behalf of Democratic values

by April Fournier Special to the Press Herald May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

Instead, she has stalled tribal sovereignty; largely ignored the plight of asylum seekers, and failed to stand up for LGBTQ+ young people.

Community News, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Numbers speak for themselves as alewives regain foothold in central Maine

by Kaitlyn Budion May 20, 2022July 7, 2022

As the fish’s annual migration begins again, this is the first year in centuries that alewives will be able to swim upriver to China Lake, a milestone that Gov. Janet Mills and others celebrated this week.