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Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, talks on the phone with Republican House leader Rep. Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, during a quorum vote at start of the session on Wednesday at the Maine State House in Augusta. During sessions, the speaker sometimes talks to the leaders of the two major parties on the phone as they sit at their desks in opposite corners of the large chamber. It was the first day of the 130th Legislature that members could attend without a face covering.
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Bill would ban distribution of remote classes recorded in Maine schools
While the bill s sponsor says it aims to prevent snippets of a class from being taken out of context or used in a way to harm teachers, opponents say it stands in the way of transparency.
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Lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban unauthorized people from distributing recordings of remotely taught classes and fine anyone who does so.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, said the measure is aimed at protecting teachers from harassment. But it’s drawing criticism from those who say it would harm transparency in public education.
AUGUSTA Maine State Representative Sherman Hutchins, R-Penobscot, has been stripped of his committee assignment by Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau after video (attached to this story for reader viewing) emerged of Hutchins being among a group of.
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