Press Herald - An internal team document obtained by the national political news website Axios shows Mills is planning to launch her bid for the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Tuesday. Mills has appeared to be inching closer to a run, but said last month that she wouldn’t decide until November.
The governor, who is nearing the end of her second term, has been recruited by national Democrats to take on Collins, a five-term incumbent who they consider vulnerable because of low approval ratings... Her entrance into the race would set up a primary with a growing number of Democrats looking to unseat Collins.
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- Maine’s Department of Education is launching two “back to basics” plans focused on helping schools improve students’ reading and math skills. The initiatives focus on training teachers in evidence-based instruction, providing new instructional resources and workshops, collaborating with schools to set reading achievement goals in early grades, and incorporating “real-world applications” in math instruction.
- Inflation has hit the Northeast especially hard in the last year, with overall prices in the region increasing by about 3.3%, outpacing the national average of 2.9%. How are Mainers cutting costs as prices rise? Some Mainers are tightening their budgets by cutting coupons, buying more generic-brand items, eating out less and scaling back on unnecessary expenses like travel, entertainment and children’s toys. After years of promises, the Maine Turnpike Authority is finally taking steps to install noise barriers along a quarter-mile stretch of the toll highway that runs through a residential neighborhood off outer Forest Avenue in Portland. Fixing the noise problem where the turnpike crosses outer Forest Avenue is one of the first projects Andre Briere has targeted as the authority’s new executive director.
- After years of promises, the Maine Turnpike Authority is finally taking steps to install noise barriers along a quarter-mile stretch of the toll highway that runs through a residential neighborhood off outer Forest Avenue in Portland. Fixing the noise problem where the turnpike crosses outer Forest Avenue is one of the first projects Andre Briere has targeted as the authority’s new executive director.