#maine

#maine

Teachers and science advocates in Maine are skeptical of a proposal to incorporate teaching about genocide and other sensitive subjects into middle school science education.

Concerns include the need for more teacher training and the potential for distracting from conventional scientific principles. [ more ]

Maine's yellow flag law, which restricts access to guns during mental health crises, has been invoked more than a dozen times since a mass shooting in Lewiston.

The updated figures released by the state show that weapons restriction orders have been imposed at least 13 times under the yellow flag law since the shooting, bringing the total to 94 times since the law went into effect.

Four people whose guns were temporarily removed under the yellow flag law referenced the name of the gunman responsible for the mass shooting.

Law enforcement officers in Maine participated in a training focused on the yellow flag law, with several hundred officers attending. [ more ]

A massive data breach in Maine may have affected 1.3 million residents.

The breach involved a file transfer tool called MOVEit and occurred between May 28 and May 29, 2023.

Affected individuals are encouraged to contact the government to check if their information was stolen. [ more ]

Over a million individuals in Maine had their personal information stolen in a data breach by a Russia-linked ransomware gang.

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in Maine's file-transfer system to access and download files belonging to certain state agencies. [ more ]