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Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that required Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is appealing a ruling upholding a requirement that all participating facilities abide by a state antidiscrimination law. ...
Maine leaders seek national monument for home of Frances Perkins, 1st woman Cabinet member
NEWCASTLE, Maine (AP) — Maine leaders want to honor Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet-level position and a driving force behind the New Deal — by encouraging the president to make her home a national monument. Perkins served as labor secretary...
Maine denies initial request of Bucksport-area owner to give up dams
State environmental officials on July 30 denied petitions from corporate owners of three Bucksport-area dams to forfeit ownership. It was the second time within a week that the state Department of Environmental Protection identified deficiencies in the applications from dam owners...
Schools across Maine confront unique challenges in ridding their water of ‘forever chemicals’
Days before winter break ended in December 2022, Bill Hansen was relieved to learn that Jordan-Small Middle School in Raymond had no traces of ‘forever chemicals’ in tests of the school’s water system. Hansen, the Windham Raymond School District’s facilities director, was on...
