School funding is never far from politics as the state and its cities and towns try to figure out how to pay for the best education for Maine children, and who should pay how much. For this week's Political Pulse podcast, Morning Edition Host Irwin Gratz talked to Reporter Robbie Feinberg about the millions of dollars that are flowing into schools next year.

Maine's Political Pulse

July 23, 2021: How Maine Schools Are Planning To Use An Additional $180M In State Funding

July 16, 2021: Mills Contextualizes Her Vetoes, Still Takes Fire From Progressives

July 9, 2021: Why Mills Vs. LePage Won’t Be Defined By Their Rivalry

July 2, 2021: LePage Gets Closer To Seeking Third Term

June 25, 2021: As Voting Rights Move To The Spotlight, Maine’s Senators Split

In this week’s newsletter: Mills’ approach to disagreements with legislative Dems; watching for vetoes; broadband boosts gets bipartisan nod; and legislature breaks for budget deal.

June 18, 2021: No Evidence Of ‘Dems In Disarray’ Even As Mills’ Vetoes Loom

This week on the Maine's Political Pulse: Maine bucks a national trend; Ranked-choice voting expansion stalls again; Golden draws early GOP spending campaign; And Gov. Mills is mum on Hydro-Quebec bill

June 11, 2021: As Election Experts Decry GOP Voting Restrictions Across Nation, Maine Loosens Them

This Week on Maine's Political Pulse: The politics of the public power proposal; Maine Chamber steps away from anti-public power group; Gov. Janet Mills frets property tax increases.

June 4, 2021: Why Mills Is Skeptical Of Bid To Take Over Maine’s Two Biggest Utilities

This week on Maine's Political Pulse: Maine legislative leaders spar over face coverings (again), the Legislature debates how to spend the remaining federal relief funds, and a Maine commission that’s charged with apportioning all of the electoral districts in the state will likely not meet its deadlines due to the pandemic - and that’s created a constitutional crisis that the panel has asked the Maine Supreme Court to help resolve.

May 28, 2021: Maine Legislative Leaders Spar Over Face Coverings (Again)

This week on Maine's Political Pulse, Sen. Susan Collins is back in the spotlight as she seeks changes to the insurrection commission amid growing GOP opposition. Also, the legislative session hits the home stretch as lawmakers return to State House.

May 21, 2021: Spotlight On Sen. Susan Collins And The Insurrection Commission

This week on Maine's Political Pulse, Gov. Janet Mills prioritizes public education funding - a proposed change to the state's next two year budget. Also, the latest from the Legislature and Congress.

May 14, 2021: Mills Makes History By Committing To Fully Fund Education

May 7, 2021: What $1 Billion In Pandemic Aid Means For Gov. Janet Mills' Reelection Chances

April 30, 2021: Renewed Push For Broadband Expansion May Succeed, This Time

April 23, 2021: Is Paul LePage In, Or Is He Out?

This week on Maine's Political Pulse: The national implications of efforts to sideline Hydro-Québec from an upcoming ballot initiative on Central Maine Power's controversial transmission project. That and the latest from the Maine Legislature and Congress.

April 16, 2021: How CMP's Transmission Project Drew The Attention Of Corporate Spending Reform Groups

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