AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 (TNSAwa) -- The Maine Department of Education issued the following news release: In a surprise assembly earlier today, Hillary Hoyt, a third grade teacher at Leroy H. Smith School, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her commitment to creativity in the classroom, focus on prioritizing children's individual needs to improve learning outcomes, and leadership both at her school and in her community. Milken Educator Awards Vice President Stephanie Bishop and Maine  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 14 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law LD 1776, a proposal to help Mainers more easily access emergency medications for their chronic health conditions, sponsored by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor. The new law allows pharmacists to dispense an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance medication used to treat long-term conditions without a current, valid prescription from a health care provider so long as:   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 14 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law LD 225, a bill that requires employees to receive their accrued vacation pay upon cessation of their employment, sponsored by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor. The law, which will go into effect 90 days after the current session of the 130th Legislature adjourns, requires employers to pay employees unused accrued vacation time upon the cessation of their employment or no   more