How the Maine Legislature Can Help Working Families in 2023
As this year draws to a close, we are celebrating the progress we made in 2022. The Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan expanded workforce...
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- Apr 15, 2022
Funding Maine Schools In Uncertain Times
It’s been a tough few years for Maine students and educators. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic created major disruptions in the...
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- Apr 1, 2022
First-Time Homebuyers in Maine Could See Student Debt Forgiveness
For many younger adults in Maine, buying a house seems nearly impossible. The ongoing affordable housing crisis has limited the options...
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- Mar 18, 2022
A Budget for Maine’s Working Families
It’s been a tough two years for Mainers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant inflation as supply chain issues persist, made...
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- Feb 14, 2022
The Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, Explained
It’s been a difficult two years for Maine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs and many industries have suffered....
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- Nov 30, 2021
Bates College Staff and Faculty Deserve a Union
Among the many fragile systems exposed by the pandemic was a lack of job security for scores of American workers. In higher education...
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- Sep 24, 2021
Teachers and School Staff Combat COVID-19, Protect Students
Pfizer this week announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective for children ages 5 to 11. While this is great news in a time where...
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- Aug 30, 2021
Do We Really Still Need Masks?
As children prepare to go back to school while the Delta variant surges across Maine, masks are back in fashion. School districts across...
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- Aug 2, 2021
Back to School: Maine Invests in its Students
Maine’s lawmakers made two incredible strides forward for families during the 2021 legislative session: For the first time since citizens...
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- Jul 14, 2021
Economic Recovery Starts with Affordable Child Care
More than a year after the pandemic began, working parents are struggling to re-enter a workforce that had already stretched them too...
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- Mar 22, 2021
Speaker Fecteau Champions Career and Technical Education Centers in New Legislation
Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau introduced legislation on Wednesday to invest in Maine’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center...
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- Oct 6, 2019
Statewide pre-kindergarten programs in public schools gaining momentum
Offering pre-kindergarten classes statewide is one of the top education priorities of the new administration of Gov. Janet Mills, despite...
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