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MEDIA RELEASE: Maine DOE Supports Next Generation of Leaders through Student Internships
These interns span high school to college and are working across a variety of Maine DOE offices and teams in the spring and summer of 2025. AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is pleased to recognize its nine student interns,...

ProInfoNet Opens Second Office in Portland, Maine
New Portland location strengthens ProInfoNet’s statewide presence amid growing demand for consulting services. BANGOR, ME, UNITED STATES, June 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ProInfoNet, a Maine-based IT consulting firm, has announced the opening...

Governor Mills Announces $2.7 Million Grant Program to Strengthen the Life Sciences Sector in Maine
Back to current news. June 10, 2025 New initiative through the Maine Technology Institute seeks proposals for a state-of-the-art laboratory facility in Maine to support emerging companies in life sciences Governor Janet Mills today announced the...

Governor Mills Announces $2.7 Million Grant Program to Strengthen the Life Sciences Sector in Maine
New initiative through the Maine Technology Institute seeks proposals for a state-of-the-art laboratory facility in Maine to support emerging companies in life sciences Governor Janet Mills today announced the Maine Life Sciences Incubator, a $2.7...

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Defense of First Amendment Protections for Noncitizen Students and Faculty
Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment free speech protections in opposition to Trump Administration’s unconstitutional ideological deportation policy OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the attorneys...

Governor Mills Kicks off Maine Dairy Month at University of Maine's Witter Farm
MAINE, June 6 - Back to current news. June 6, 2025 Old Town, MAINE-- Governor Janet Mills today kicked off Dairy Month in Maine with a celebratory toast -- of Maine milk -- in honor of the dairy farmers, students, researchers, and Maine people...

Fighting Back Against ‘Solar for None’: Attorney General Bonta Sues Over Trump’s Latest Environmental Funding Termination
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), today joined a multistate coalition in suing to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s unlawful termination of the $7...

Attorney General Tong Announces Challenge to EPA's Attacks on Affordable Clean Energy for Low-Income Households
Press Releases 10/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Challenge to EPA's Attacks on Affordable Clean Energy for Low-Income Households (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong announced today Connecticut, 21 other states and the District...

Minuteman Security & Life Safety Acquires Split Pine Technologies
ANDOVER, MA, UNITED STATES, June 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Minuteman Security & Life Safety ("Minuteman"), a leading super-regional provider of integrated security, communication, and life safety systems, today announced that it has...

Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary
Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary Heinrich to Burgum: “The proposed budget cuts are not about “efficiency”— they represent a retreat from federal responsibility and a...

Governor Mills Kicks off Maine Dairy Month at University of Maine's Witter Farm
Old Town, MAINE-- Governor Janet Mills today kicked off Dairy Month in Maine with a celebratory toast -- of Maine milk -- in honor of the dairy farmers, students, researchers, and Maine people behind a cornerstone of Maine's agricultural economy...

Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Challenge to the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Freeze to Federal Research Funding for Harvard
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of Harvard University’s motion for summary...

Maine Association of School Libraries Announces Annual Awards
The Maine Association of School Libraries (MASL) is celebrating two educators: Maranacook Community High School Principal Michele Laforge, who has been awarded the 2025 MASL Administrator of the Year Award, and Dirigo Elementary School Librarian...

Maine DOE Launches Innovative Mobile Learning Van, Bringing Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunities Statewide
With the help of federal grant funds and some crafty educators and students in RSU 19, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) is proud to present the Maine DOE Mobile Learning Van, designed to bring new and innovative peer-to-peer learning...

Maine DOE Hosts Inaugural School Safety & Transportation Conference
From March 10-12, 2025, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) Maine School Safety Center (MSSC) hosted the first annual Maine School Safety & Transportation Conference at the Samoset Resort in Rockland. This three-day event brought together...
PRIORITY NOTICE: Teacher Shortage Areas Identified in Maine for the 2025-2026 School Year
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) annually designates teacher shortage areas for the purposes of deferment of loan repayments or reductions of teaching obligation. The Maine Department of Education (DOE) recently requested input regarding...

Hundreds of Maine Students, Educators Attend MLTI Conference to Explore AI, Technology
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is celebrating a successful 2025 Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Student Conference, which culminated Thursday afternoon at the University of Maine at Orono. Themed #LetsDiriGo, the conference...

Maine DACF and DOE Host Successful Agriculture Policy Day, Showcasing Young Leaders During the Year of Youth in Agriculture
MAINE, March 19 - Back to current news. Maine DACF and DOE Host Successful Agriculture Policy Day, Showcasing Young Leaders During the Year of Youth in Agriculture March 19, 2025 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Augusta, Maine...
Maine DOE Update – March 21, 2025
From the Maine Department of Education Reporting Items Reports Opening April 1: Enrollment and Quarter 3 Attendance, Truancy, Bullying, and Behavior April 1 enrollment reporting will become available on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The due date for...

AG Nick Brown joins multistate brief defending First Amendment protections for noncitizen students, faculty
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general throwing their support behind The Stanford Daily – an independent student-run newspaper at Stanford University – in their lawsuit against the Trump...