Amanda Beal grew up on a dairy farm in Litchfield and has served as president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust since 2016.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Dad, daughter serving side-by-side make history in Maine Legislature
It’s very rare nationwide for fathers and daughters to serve in the same legislative chamber.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
McConnell’s maneuvers take backseat to Trump in shutdown
The Seante majority leader is up for re-election in 2020 in a state where Trump tends to be more popular than he is.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Advocates think bill to end most exemptions from childhood vaccinations has a shot
Maine has the nation’s 7th-highest rate of non-medical opt-outs and high rates of infectious diseases like whooping cough.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Unemployment a maze for federal workers during shutdown
Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Mills names former House Speaker Hannah Pingree to head new office of innovation
Pingree says Maine’s Office of Innovation and the Future will look for solutions in early-childhood education, the opioid crisis, broadband expansion and other areas.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
New year brings changes as Mainers begin to file tax returns
The standard deduction has roughly doubled, and those with dependent children and those who itemize deductions will see differences.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News, Politics
This year’s legislative session may pit Mills against her own party on taxes
Maine’s new governor has vowed not to raise taxes in her first 2-year budget proposal, but Democratic lawmakers’ agenda calls for more state spending.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Federal courts in Maine have money for an extra week
The court system says it has found enough money to continue operating through Jan. 25, during the partial government shutdown.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Debate brews over splitting Maine’s agriculture, conservation department
Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.