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What They Are Saying: Leaders Praise Governor Millsâ Budget Proposal For Fully Funding Education May 12, 2021 âToday is a historic day for students, educators, and the people of Maine.â âTodayâs announcement exemplifies the kind of leadership and commitment to education that Maine students deserve from their Governor.â âIncredible news.â Governor Janet Mills today released her Administrationâs Part 2 budget proposal for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 biennium, which â for the first time in Maineâs history â meets the Stateâs obligation to pay 55 percent of the cost of K-12 education. Leaders, advocates, and other experts from across Maine are praising the Governorâs proposal, which also invests in a host of bipartisan priorities, including initiatives to improve the health of Maine people; tax relief for low- and middle-income Maine people; enhanced revenue sharing with municipalities; PFAS re ....
AUGUSTA Governor Janet Mills unveiled Wednesday her Administration’s Part 2 budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 biennium, a proposal that makes a historic investment in Maine public schools and meets the State’s obligation to pay 55 percent of the cost of K-12 education for the first time in Maine’s history. If approved by the Legislature, the achievement would come more than 15 years after Maine voters first passed a referendum directing State government to pay 55 percent of local school costs. The Governor’s proposal would not only finally meet the State’s obligation for the first time ever, but would also increase desperately-needed resources for cash-strapped schools and hold down local property taxes, according to a news release. ....
The airwaves in eastern and northern Maine will be full of miracles on Thursday, March 11 because of the Townsquare Media’s Cares for Kids Radiothon, a fundraiser to support Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Children’s Services. Local radio personalities from Bangor and Presque Isle’s Townsquare Media stations will share stories of courage and inspiration from local kids, their families, and Medical Center staff. Listeners will be invited to donate and show their support for the highly specialized children’s care Eastern Maine Medical Center provides for years to come. Donations can be made by calling 973-4559, by texting MAINEKIDS to 51555, or online at miraclesinmane.org. ....
It s hard to believe that one of the greatest natural disasters to ever hit Maine happened 23 years ago. Many of us, myself included, were just young kids when the weeks worth of ice and cold pummeled the state of Maine. Well now there s a website that s dedicated to the memory of what was a crazy few weeks here in the Pine Tree State. According to WABI, Isaiah Mosher of Wells has built a website that s goal is to play a little bit of fun while also remembering the severity of 1998. It is amazing after all these years those of us who were around still remember vividly the images of downed power lines and trees. It was right after Christmas vacation, all of us kids fearing the start of a new semester and looking with faint hope at an approaching storm. Maybe, we all thought collectively, as watched weather and did some rough math to judge if we d get an extra day or two tacked on to our winter break. Then it happened. It was more than we could have hoped for - two wee ....