The goals guiding states, schools and universities competing for federal money are a way education secretaries can move policy in a direction they desire.
2017
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts lawmakers move to ban bump stocks
A day after the House voted 151-3 in favor of a ban on the trigger device, the Senate votes 33-0.
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Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Thursday’s boys’ soccer roundup: Greely coach gets 200th win
Mike Andreasen reaches a milestone as the Rangers shut out Freeport, 2-0.
Posted inSports
Major league notebook: Dodgers waiting to finalize rotation for NLCS
Manager Dave Roberts will decide his pitching matchups after finding out who the opponent will be in the NLCS.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Procter & Gamble keeps investing in Auburn’s largest private employer
The Tambrands factory is wrapping up two projects that bring P&G’s investment in the plant to more than $10 million in 2½ years.
Posted inBusiness, News
Wisconsin suing Kestrel Aircraft over loan debt, stalled financing
The company also had a small Maine operation, but it was evicted last week from its facility at the former Brunswick air base for not paying rent.
Posted inNation & World
For many around the world, opioids difficult to come by
Painkillers are rare or unavailable in dozens of poor countries, a new report says.
Posted inNation & World, News
In scorched California, winds ease up – for now
Officials search for hundreds of people who remain missing in the state’s deadliest wildfires on record.
Posted inMaine, News
Fliers warning of nuclear war and extraterrestrials found on cars in South Portland
Police say the fliers don’t appear to fit the legal definition of hate crime, but could be described as ‘bat crazy.’
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Senior wins it for Gorham on Senior Night
Sam Burghardt scores late in the first half and a physical defense makes it stand up in a 1-0 victory against Cheverus.