A financial reform bill in Congress would put the U.S. Postal Service back in the black, but workers say it won’t immediately resolve staffing shortages and late-arriving mail.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine leaders seek delay of May 1 deadline for whale-friendly lobstering gear
Gov. Janet Mills and all four members of Maine’s congressional delegation say the federally mandated equipment is expensive and hard to get.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Panel endorses bill to train teachers in climate science despite Republican opposition
Opponents worried that the bill, which has huge support among Maine science teachers, would give environmental groups too much influence.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Part-time Mainer ‘relieved’ that U.S. Supreme Court will hear college admissions cases
The court agrees to hear two lawsuits challenging the role of race in college admissions filed by a group whose leader lives in South Thomaston half of the year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Book review: The scope of ‘A Future Without Walls’ – how to fix a divided world – is huge
Perhaps too big and complicated for a single 244-page volume to carry.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pingree and Collins press Postal Service for answers on mail delays
Some Maine residents have complained in recent weeks that regular mail is being delayed for days or going undelivered.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The two-party system builds division and dysfunction
We won’t be able to address our core problems with a system that concentrates wealth and power.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: With David Flanagan’s death, country loses model of bipartisan camaraderie
His work across the aisle during the Senate’s Katrina inquiry helped pave the way for legislation that has made us all safer.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Healthy democracies can’t discriminate against independent candidates, voters
Make primaries nonpartisan; standardize ballot and financing rules, and include all general election candidates in public debates.
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What to know about a potential government shutdown
Republicans are blocking funding the government.