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Maine Schools Strengthen Global Connections in the Fall of 2025
As a new season of learning unfolds, Maine classrooms are building on the strength of global connections. Through community celebrations, exchanges, and new language resources, students and educators are experiencing how language and culture are...
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Maine Recognized Nationally for Digital Equity and Human-Centered Innovation in 2025 Government Experience Awards
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is proud to announce that Maine has been recognized in the 2025 Government Experience Awards, presented by the Center for Digital Government (CDG). These national awards honor states, cities, counties, and...
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Maine DACF Opens Applications for $3.5 Million in PFAS Research Grants
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced today that the Fund to Address PFAS...
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Maine DACF Opens Applications for $3.5 Million in PFAS Research Grants
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced today that the Fund to Address PFAS...
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Rhode Island district court denies drug company efforts to block state’s 340B contract pharmacy law
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island Sept. 30 denied motions from AbbVie and Novartis seeking a preliminary injunction against the state’s law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements. The two companies were...
Senate fails to pass CR, government shutdown begins while some health programs expire
A second Senate vote on the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the federal government failed to pass Sept. 30 by a 55-45 vote, leading to a federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John...
Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trafficking Whale and Bird Parts
Sergey Bachkovsky, of Greene, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of the Lacey Act. According to court records and statements during today’s hearing, between June...
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Governor Mills Statement on Federal Government Shutdown
October 1, 2025 Governor Janet Mills today issued the following statement after the Federal government experienced a lapse in appropriations at the end of Fiscal Year 2025: "This type of dysfunction is exactly what Maine people can't stand about...
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Cal-Maine Foods Reports Strongest First Quarter in Company History
RIDGELAND, Miss., Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM), the largest egg company in the United States and a leading player in the egg-based food industry, today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal...
Maine senators’ silence has become deafening | Letter
Maine seems to be becoming a prime breeding ground for crickets. The silence — from both of our senators — has become deafening: on questions of free speech; freedom of the press and broadcasting; the inappropriate and increasingly illegal...
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Maine Question 1 the latest effort to scale back right to vote: RooksDouglas Rooks
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Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. I recently came across a document from 1977 that speaks volumes about the seemingly endless battle over how we should vote, and what the rules should be. It’s a draft of a press release issued...
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Research shows Question 1 would harm Maine voters | Opinion
Amy Fried is professor emerita of political science and the former John M. Nickerson Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine. She publishes a newsletter on Substack, Political Sightlines. Fried is a member of the the national...
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Early voting in Maine begins Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
Mainers can begin casting their votes for the Nov. 4 election when in-person absentee voting begins Monday. Two high-profile statewide ballot questions about voting access and gun regulations will be decided next month, as will myriad local races....
Owner: National Trust for Local News
Surely Maine can raise tax on ‘Vacationland’ consumption | Letter
The Sept. 28 op-ed on how Maine’s property taxes are choking residents was timely (“Maine is choking its future. It’s time to loosen the grip.”). National political developments suggest that the move to pass more responsibilities onto the states,...
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US government shutdown enters third day, expected to last past weekend
Published On 3 Oct 20253 Oct 2025 The United States government shutdown has entered a third day after the Senate failed to reach a deal on a crucial spending bill before observing Yom Kippur. The Senate floor was open on Thursday, but it did not...
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St. Thomas becomes Maine’s first Purple Star School
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Foster's Daily Democrat - New Hampshire
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St. Thomas School in Sanford has become the first Purple Star School in Maine. The Purple Star School Program supports the educational and social-emotional needs of military-connected children. A parent initiated the effort after the state's...
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US Government Shutdown Enters 3rd Day, Expected to Last Past Weekend
The Senate floor was open on Thursday, but it did not vote due to the holiday, Judaism’s holiest day of the year. The next vote is set for Friday, but the chances of success appear slim. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters a weekend...
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The State of Employment Law: Several States Have Salary Thresholds for Non-Competes
In this series, we will explore some of the ways states vary from one another in their employment laws. Last week, I highlighted the extremes: California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma have outright bans on non-compete agreements, while...
Owner: Jennifer & Lane Schaller
Maine School Board Member Seen Slapping Phone From Live Streaming Protestor, Resigns
The slap occurred at a meeting of the school board last month, which happened to be live-streamed. Board members were supposed to address concerned community members about an alleged incident that took place earlier in the month, but instead, the...
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