Shifts in Maine's job base drag on Joe Biden's manufacturing boom
Growth in developing industries, including pharmaceuticals and transportation equipment, hasn't offset a loss of paper mill jobs.
Source: bangordailynews.com
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Lawmakers hear proposal to fix Maine's broken child care system
The bill, introduced by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, would tackle the state's child care shortage by increasing monthly stipends for child care workers and relax the income limits for families to apply for a state child care subsidy.
Source: pressherald.com
Child care providers, parents call for more support amid persistent workforce crisis
A proposal from Senate President Troy Jackson would double the current wage stipend for child care providers to $400 a month and expand the number of Maine families who may be eligible for child care subsidies.
Source: mainepublic.org
NWA outdoors: Volunteers sought to help spruce up parks, trails
Hikers trek Homestead Trail: Hill 'N Dale Hiking Club will hike Thursday the Hedges Homestead Trail in the Buffalo River area. This can be either a 4.8 mile out and back or the return hike can be a bushwhack along the river, making it a loop hike. This bushwhack is a little shorter route, but involves some difficult boulder scrambling and climbing through a couple of ravines.
Source: nwaonline.com