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Published
September 18, 2022

Immigrants may hold a key to solving Maine’s labor shortage

As more people leave the state's workforce than enter it, new Mainers may play a vital role in filling the gaps.
Published
September 18, 2022

While governor of Maine, LePage sought two positions in Trump administration

Two years before the end of his term, former Republican Gov. Paul LePage wanted to oversee national welfare reform and head up an international aid agency, internal records reveal.
Published
September 10, 2022

A wave of older workers was already headed into retirement. The pandemic worsened things.

The coronavirus exacerbated Maine's labor shortage. Most of the people who have left the state's workforce since early 2020 were early retirees.
Published
September 4, 2022

Where have all the workers gone? And when will they return?

Short answer: Most of them won't. The past two years have upended the job market and created a vast labor shortage. It won't improve anytime soon.
Published
April 3, 2022

50 years after Title IX, spending on women’s college sports still falls short

From coaches' salaries to overall expenditures, money for women's sports typically lags behind men's sports at colleges throughout Maine and the Northeast.

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Published
March 14, 2022

Courts, prosecutors, BMV agree to fix gap in license suspensions

Spurred by a recent crash in Oxford County, the agencies say they have created a process to make sure criminal conviction information that should trigger a license suspension is communicated to the BMV.
Published
February 20, 2022

Educators in Portland autism classroom say staffing challenges are safety concern

The teacher in a classroom where an ed tech is accused of sexually exploiting a child says warnings went unheeded and he’s been left out of efforts to make improvements.
Published
February 10, 2022

Gov. Mills unveils $20 million plan for free tuition at Maine community colleges

About 8,000 students would be eligible under the program, funded by a one-time transfer to the Maine Community College System.
Published
February 1, 2022

Gov. Mills preparing utility accountability bill, with threat of consumer-owned option

The proposal could emerge as a competing alternative to the push for a statewide consumer-owned utility in Maine to replace CMP and Versant.
Published
November 9, 2021

Mainers face double-digit shock in 2022 electricity supply rates

Experts say the expected increase is primarily a result of rising prices for natural gas. Maine's solar policies also could increase rates in the coming years.