Laura Fortman, October 30, 2012 As Executive Director of the Frances Perkins Center, Laura Fortman leads an organization dedicated to the history of Frances Perkins’ career and the New Deal era. The Frances Perkins Center is dedicated to fulfill the legacy of Frances Perkins, principal architect of the New Deal, by continuing her work for […]
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Shelbe Lane, a UMaine student and graduate of the 2012 Maine New Leadership program, is assisting the Governor’s office in researching and writing omnibus ethics reform legislation for the State of Maine. As noted in an article in the Bangor Daily News, Shelbe “will make the legislation the subject of her Honors College thesis. That, […]
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Please join us for a reception with Dana F. Connors Dana F. Connors, President, Maine State Chamber of Commerce As the leader of the state’s largest and most diverse business association, Connors dedicates his energy to enhancing prosperity for all Maine people. He oversees the Chamber’s broad range of activities: advocacy efforts, economic development initiatives, […]
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Lilly Ledbetter was interviewed By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff, May 28, 2012. Read the BDN article here. About Lilly Ledbetter Lilly Ledbetter was employed at Goodyear Tire and Rubber for 19 years before she discovered from an anonymous source that she was being paid far less for the same work as her male peers. She filed a lawsuit against […]
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Feb. 16, 2012 Contact: Ron Lisnet, 581-3779 Media Advisory The status of energy production and use in Maine, and the major components of the state’s energy policy are summarized in a new paper published today by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. “Energy in Maine,” written by Catherine Dickerson, a research […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Foundation announced December 8th, 2011, that it entered into an agreement with the University of Maine under which, beginning Jan. 1, 2012, UMaine will administer the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, Maine on behalf of the foundation. Since its opening in 1982, the library had been operated under the auspices […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Foundation has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Maine under which, beginning Jan. 1, 2012, UMaine will administer the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, Maine on behalf of the foundation. Since its opening in 1982, the library has been operated under the auspices of […]
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