
Maine is offering $500K in grants to grow clean-energy jobs
It’s part of the Mills administration’s goal to grow the clean-energy sector’s workforce to 30,000 by 2030.
It’s part of the Mills administration’s goal to grow the clean-energy sector’s workforce to 30,000 by 2030.
The bill would guarantee tuition-free community college for all students and allow students from families earning less than $125,000 to attend a public college or university for free.
The Department of Homeland Security said the U.S. would approve an additional 22,000 H2-B seasonal, non-agricultural worker visas on top of the annual limit of 66,000 set by Congress.
The announcement comes a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death last May, setting off a wave of relief but also sadness across the country.
While surveys have shown that vaccine hesitancy has declined since the rollout of the shots, administration officials believe they have to make getting vaccinated easier and more appealing.
The pledge nearly doubles the nation’s previous commitment and will help prod other countries for ambitious emissions cuts as well.
Thirteen months and two presidents into a once-in-a-century public-health crisis, toxic politics still bedevil effective policies against COVID-19 — an indication of the challenges the U.S. will face in any future pandemic.
“I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. It’s overwhelming, in my view. I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now.”
George W. Bush says the Republican Party he served as president has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist” and says he’s especially concerned about anti-immigration rhetoric.
The proposals would make permanent some of the changes Maine used during elections that have taken place during the coronavirus pandemic.
King urged Republicans to come up with a counterproposal to get negotiations going.
LePage’s hold on the conservative base and the state party has virtually left him alone in even considering a run.
He introduced a key piece of civil rights legislation and reshaped the office of vice president.
In one Georgia county, there will now be one ballot drop box for every 100,000 registered voters.
Bond proposals ranging from school renovations to broadband are among the dozens lawmakers have introduced this year as Maine faces a projected $650 million revenue shortfall, which is expected to be revised by forecasters this spring.
Mondale followed the trail blazed by his political mentor, Hubert H. Humphrey, from Minnesota politics to the U.S. Senate and the vice presidency, serving under Carter from 1977 to 1981.
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