AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLocal Civic Life: Maine’s voting operations will proceed as planned after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Trump administration mail-ballot restrictions, with Secretary of State Shenna Bellows telling students their absentee ballots will count. Arts Education: Registration is open for the 2026–2027 Maine Poetry Out Loud competition, with a public info session set for Sept. 25 at Unity’s Common Ground Fair. Arts & Community Spaces: The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art in Smiths Station hosts an early-fall open house Sept. 18–19, plus new classes starting mid-month. Public Safety & Daily Life: A decade of Maine school bus data shows 451 crashes where drivers were at fault and 10 deaths, including two children in the last school year. Culture & Heritage: Maine’s 25th Sept. 11 remembrance continues at events like the Civil Air Patrol’s ceremony at the International Seaplane Fly-In in Greenville. Politics & Identity: Protect Girls’ Sports is restarting signature collection for a 2027 ballot referendum after its 2026 effort fell short. Immigration Policy: Maine joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a “public charge” rule that would make it easier to deny green cards for public-benefit use.
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