At least 14 states have introduced proposals this year focused on the restoration of voting rights, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System
A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state’s public universities from getting any worse.
Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms
Bakhmut has for months been a key target of Moscow’s eastern offensive, with Russian troops inching ever closer to Kyiv’s key eastern stronghold.
Musical performances planned at UMF Emery Community Arts Center
Three musical performance events are planned this month at the Emery Community Arts Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. These will take place in the Emery Performance Space and are free and open to the public. Wednesday, March 8, 7 p.m. Roger Zahab and Aaron Wyanski, “Being Slowly Nowhere: Music of the New […]
MLB notebook: Soto’s hot start for Padres reminder of how good he can be
Bobby Dalbec of the Red Sox is also off to a good spring with four hits, including three doubles, in his first nine at-bats.
Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight
The judge found that Starbucks had threatened employees and spied on them during a unionization campaign in Buffalo, N.Y.
Deadly Greek train crash prompts strike; relatives give DNA
The collision of the passenger train and freight train was the country’s deadliest ever, killing nearly 60 people and leaving more than 48 people hospitalized.
Load management should be coming soon for Bruins
Commentary: The Bruins should rest some players so they will be fresh for the playoffs.
With new Skowhegan school taking over part of Memorial Field, residents ask where teams will play ball
Residents told selectmen Tuesday that teams won’t have a field on which to play next year, but town officials say they have a plan to build fields near the Skowhegan Community Center.
Lewiston agency to offer Respite for ME Grants program
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, with support from the Office of Aging and Disability Services, is administering a new pilot program, Respite for ME Grants. Thousands of Mainers care for family members who are older, have a disability, or are not their biological child. Caregivers also can be neighbors extending a helping hand to an older adult, […]