School boards disregard their lawyers to rebel against Maine’s transgender policies
Many boards have been advised by a top Maine law firm to follow the Maine Human Rights Acts, which bars gender-identity based discrimination.
Maine town facing taxpayer revolt rejects school budget for the second time
Residents have been protesting a roughly 20 percent increase in Lisbon’s tax levy, caused by years of heavy spending and a multimillion-dollar clerical error.
Budget debate roils Lisbon, prompting recalls, resignations, possible charter revision
Frustrated with rising taxes, locals put forward a petition to change the town’s charter so they have a greater say over spending. Another vote on the school budget is set for August 5.
Small-town divides force a third school budget vote in rural Maine
Guilford is just one of many towns across Maine that has residents at odds over yearly increases in proposed school budgets.
A small Maine town that built its own broadband network faces new competition
After national companies declined to extend internet service to the midcoast town, it built its own network.
