by Susan Cover | July 11, 2019 | Education
Last rites for proficiency-based learning By taking “three steps back,” Gov. Mills and Maine legislators give local school districts more power to decide how best to graduate students Don’t Miss Maine’s Important StoriesSubscribe to Pine Tree Watch today! SUBSCRIBE!...
by Barbara Walsh | June 20, 2019 | Health, Politics
Gordon Smith, the former executive vice president of the Maine Medical Association, was chosen as the state’s first Director of Opioid Response by Gov. Janet Mills in January. Photo by Fred J. Field. Focusing on Maine’s most innocent victims Figuring out how to stop...
by Samantha Hogan | June 7, 2019 | Health, Politics, Transparency
Dr. Nirav Shah, seen during an appearance on “Chicago Tonight” last year, has been hired as the head of Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention despite intense criticism of his handling of a deadly public-health crisis during his time as Illinois’...
by Mike Miliard | May 23, 2019 | Politics
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), seen here speaking about her decision to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court in October, has been noncommittal about whether she’ll try to retain the Senate seat she’s held for nearly a quarter century in...
by Peter Weed | May 5, 2019 | Money, Politics
Immigrants have played an essential role in Maine’s workforce throughout the state’s history, says Eileen Eagan, a retired associate history professor at the University of Southern Maine. Without a wave of French-Canadian immigrants here after the Civil...
by Peter Weed | May 5, 2019
DONATE DONATE Help Wanted:The Immigrant Opportunity It’s cost vs. potential in debate over making it easier for immigrants ‘Give them a chance’ is a resounding theme for those who want more immigrant involvement in Maine’s workforce By Peter WeedPhotography by Gabe...
