The Trump administration has proposed halting work permits from being issued until a backlog of over 1.4 million asylum applications is eliminated.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Candidates for Maine governor Troy Jackson, Bobby Charles exchange jabs in Auburn debate
They answered questions about immigration, affordability and drug addiction in an unusual 1-on-1 event that also featured plenty of attacks on each other.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
SAD 75 abandons option to close Harpswell’s only public school
The district will also no longer consider the possibility of closing community schools in Bowdoin or Bowdoinham. Remaining options in the facilities master plan all pertain to two elementary schools in Topsham: Williams-Cone School and Woodside Elementary School.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Eliot Cutler denies violating probation after missing court-ordered treatment because he’s in jail
The Hancock County district attorney asked a judge Wednesday to revoke the disgraced former gubernatorial candidate’s probation, but no decision has been made, and Cutler will remain in custody for now.
Posted inMaine, News
About a dozen workers detained in Skowhegan immigration raid, advocates say
The arrests marked the second raid this month by federal immigration agents on workers traveling to Backyard Farms in Madison.
Posted inMaine, News
Alabama woman arrested after turnpike chase through Lewiston, Auburn
The chase ended on the turnpike in New Gloucester after spike mats were used.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland could consider closing 1 of its 3 middle schools
A resolution, passed by a committee Monday and to be taken up by the full school board in March, is meant to address declining enrollment, financial pressures and underutilization in Maine’s largest district.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine bill seeks $5M to bolster reproductive health care amid Trump cuts
The bill would protect access to family planning services in Maine, proponents said at a hearing Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Bill to force schools to share employee conduct records gets support, questions
The bill from Lewiston Sen. Margaret Rotundo mandates greater disclosure of school employee conduct when applying for new jobs.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
What does it take to compete in the Can-Am sled dog races? Maine mushers explain
Mainers will compete in the 30-mile, 100-mile and 250-mile distances this weekend.