The Maine County Commissioners Association and the Maine Municipal Association testified against the bill Wednesday, citing concerns that interest rates could rise if banks get nervous about lending.
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Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Portland schools consider remote learning options amid increased ICE activity
Superintendent Ryan Scallon told parents on Saturday that this would only be an option for some primary and secondary school students.
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Posted inMaine, News
Multiple feet of snow expected to fall on Maine Sunday into Monday
The frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall could make driving difficult Monday.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Transfers elevating Southern Maine women’s basketball
Skowhegan’s Jaycie Christopher and Avah Ingalls have been catalysts in the Huskies’ pursuit of the NCAA D-III tournament.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Maine Celtics, Maine Mariners, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Mariners show love to their fellow minor league franchises in Portland
As tensions rise in other areas, Minor League Night at Cross Arena was a reminder of one of the good things we have in Maine.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine Sen. Collins at center of ICE funding fight after another deadly shooting in Minnesota
Democrats’ recent threats to withhold support for a bill that would give $10 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could threaten Collins’ work to avert another government shutdown.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man is shot and killed during crackdown
Democratic officials and protesters on the streets are demanding that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis.
Posted inNews
Live updates, Jan. 25: Maine delegation debates ICE funding after 2nd deadly shooting in Minneapolis
Gov. Mills demanded President Trump withdraw federal immigration agents from Maine.
Posted inLetters
UMaine System should take dire ratings seriously | Letter
I am writing in response to the Jan. 11 article “Maine teacher prep programs call foul after getting an F for how they teach reading.” As a literacy specialist and concerned citizen, I find the University of Maine’s defensive response to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report disturbing. Maine’s abysmal National Assessment of […]
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Maine’s school food waste issue should have been solved by now | Letter
Once again, we see an initiative to reduce food waste in public schools (“Taking a bite out of food waste,” Maine Sunday Telegram, Jan. 18). In my files, I have a response referencing an editorial from 2016 — 10 years ago. (“Food we throw away could help solve hunger,” Jan. 4, 2016). I also have a letter to […]