AUGUSTA — Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, has been appointed to serve on the Commission to End Student Hunger. The Commission is comprised of...
Panel tasked with creating plan to improve access to food for hungry children AUGUSTA--The Task Force to End Student Hunger convened...
By Mal Leary Read more here Tens of thousands of Maine school children are not getting the food they need to thrive and grow. This is despite...
We all agree that every Maine student deserves to have the best teacher in the classroom. As parents, we want great schools. But unfortunately,...
AUGUSTA – A measure sponsored by Senate President Justin Alfond to establish a task force aimed at ending student hunger became law on Wednesday...
Sometimes what happens in Augusta, at the State House, seems far removed from what goes on in our communities. But this week, after about a month...
House joins Senate in overriding veto of Alfond’s bill AUGUSTA –Tuesday morning, the House voted 92-45 to override Governor LePage’s...
By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — The Senate voted on Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Paul LePage of a bill that would require...
Measure increases access to federal summer food program AUGUSTA—This morning, the Senate voted 25-10* to override Governor LePage’s veto of a...
The state of Maine made it to the top of the list. We rank third. Unfortunately, it’s a list that we’d rather not be...