Maine tax revenues outperforming expectations
Maine's revenue collections continue to outperform budget writer's expectations, with a projected surplus nearly six months into the first fiscal...
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SCOTUS to consider Maine religious school tuition case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a Maine lawsuit that challenges a state law prohibiting the...
Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly
Climate change is happening, and it’s mostly due to human activities that change the composition of the atmosphere, which in...
Writing about Newark is a ‘privilege and responsibility’ for me. Here’s why.
In my first job as a professional journalist nearly a decade ago, I was assigned to cover schools in wealthy...
Texas lawmakers’ novel approach to skirting Roe v. Wade leaves abortion rights advocates without a legal playbook
Texas' new law prohibiting most abortions is unprecedented — and so is the legal standoff currently keeping the restrictions in...
Parents sue California over public school curriculum that includes chants to Aztec gods
Three parents and the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, (CFER), a civil rights group, have sued the state of California...
Parents, teachers protest building conditions day before Philadelphia students return to school
On Monday, the day before roughly 125,000 students in Philadelphia are scheduled to return to school for the first time...
Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents
Medicaid enrollees are getting vaccinated against covid-19 at far lower rates than the general population as states search for the...
UT-Austin working with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, conservative donors to create “limited government” think tank
Over the past eight months, leaders at the University of Texas at Austin have been working with private donors and...
Why did a military superpower fail in Afghanistan?
The speed and efficiency with which Taliban forces were able to complete the occupation of most of Afghanistan, as well as...
