The school board adopted a budget that calls for a 6.6% property tax increase, down from 10% under the original proposal.
March 2023
Bates College workers reject proposed union
National Labor Relations Board staffers who counted the ballots said 254 voted against the union while 186 favored it.
Pesticide ordinance scheduled for November referendum in Cape Elizabeth
The issue was first heavily discussed at a hearing on March 1.
Democrats move to pass baseline budget to prevent chance of state shutdown
The move would allow continued debate about whether to increase spending or cut taxes, or both.
Pentagon: Budget readies U.S. for possible China confrontation
The testimony comes on the heels of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow, which added to concerns that China will step up its support for Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Gordon L. Weil: Xi, Putin love fest challenges free democracies
The summit between China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin amounts to a love fest between a power thirsty Communist and failed empire builder. Xi has taken total control of his country, crushed self-rule in Hong Kong and resorts to obvious lies to justify his aggressive intent. Putin faces an arrest warrant for kidnapping children, […]
State awards $4 million for proposed 280-bed emergency shelter in Portland
The nonprofit Center for Regional Prosperity is collaborating with developers to convert a Blueberry Road site into a 280-bed facility.
Video replay reviews getting a look for Maine high school basketball tournament
The Basketball Committee of the Maine Principals’ Association to take up issue next week after state tournament has second controversial buzzer-beater in three seasons.
University of Maine at Augusta announces four semifinalists for top administrative role
The candidates for president of the University of Maine at Augusta will visit the Augusta campus next week.
Zelensky visits front-line areas as new phase nears
While in Kherson on Thursday, Zelensky met with local security officials and inspected infrastructure damaged by Russian strikes, his office said.
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