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PARENTS AND STUDENTS ADVOCATE FOR CONTROL OVER STANDARDIZED TESTING MANDATES

PARENTS AND STUDENTS ADVOCATE FOR CONTROL OVER STANDARDIZED TESTING MANDATES

Posted: May 11, 2015

AUGUSTA –A measure that would codify parents’ rights to have their children opt-out of standardized testing received strong support during a...

BILL TO EXPAND MAINE FARMS AND LOCAL FOODS INTRODUCED

BILL TO EXPAND MAINE FARMS AND LOCAL FOODS INTRODUCED

Posted: May 07, 2015

AUGUSTA –A measure to expand the use of fresh Maine foods into new markets like school food service programs received support in the state’s...

SENATE GOP BLOCKS BILL TO PROTECT MAINE CLAMMING

SENATE GOP BLOCKS BILL TO PROTECT MAINE CLAMMING

Posted: May 07, 2015

 Years of work to reverse green crab predation squandered by party-line vote   AUGUSTA - In a vote of 16 to 19, Maine Senate Republicans...

SENATE ENACTS MEASURE ADDRESSING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM

SENATE ENACTS MEASURE ADDRESSING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM

Posted: May 07, 2015

Chronic absence among young learners impedes learning and foretells dropout rates AUGUSTA – A measure aimed at reducing chronic absence from...

MEASURE TO BOOST HOME-BASED HEALTH CARE BROADLY SUPPORTED

MEASURE TO BOOST HOME-BASED HEALTH CARE BROADLY SUPPORTED

Posted: May 06, 2015

AUGUSTA - A measure addressing the chronic underfunding of Maine’s home-based care system received strong bipartisan and broad community support...

MAINE ENERGY RATEPAYERS GET THE ‘SHORT END OF STICK’

MAINE ENERGY RATEPAYERS GET THE ‘SHORT END OF STICK’

Posted: May 04, 2015

Déjà vu politics: LePage admin reneges on contract, business goes elsewhere AUGUSTA - Assistant Democratic Leader Dawn Hill released the following...

Breen says, LePage’s tired tactic of political hostage-taking is standing in the way of Maine projects

Breen says, LePage’s tired tactic of political hostage-taking is standing in the way of Maine projects

Posted: May 01, 2015

  Politics gets a bad rap these days. Most days, I disagree with that perception; but it’s no wonder that people feel frustrated when...

COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Posted: May 01, 2015

Nonprofits, businesses, and law enforcement work with public school to assess the community's challenges AUGUSTA - A measure to help Maine’s...

Senator Diamond Welcomes Windham Middle School Student Cordelia Inman to the Maine Senate

Senator Diamond Welcomes Windham Middle School Student Cordelia Inman to the Maine Senate

Posted: April 29, 2015

AUGUSTA – Cordelia Inman of Windham recently served as an Honorary Page in the Maine Senate for the day as a guest of Senator Bill Diamond....

GOP SENATORS SUPPORT MEASURE TO STYMIE VOTER PARTICIPATION

GOP SENATORS SUPPORT MEASURE TO STYMIE VOTER PARTICIPATION

Posted: April 29, 2015

Voter ID: “unnecessary solution in search of a problem”   AUGUSTA – In a vote of 18 - 17, with Senators Katz and Langley joining the...