Augusta, ME – Republican members of the Maine Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee today released a letter (attached) to Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, urging the immediate withdrawal of a Civil Rights Team Project (CRTP) video currently promoted for use in Maine schools. The video, hosted by the Attorney General’s office, is intended as
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2025 AUGUSTA – Republican lawmakers from the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, along with several state Representatives and Senators, have called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to revoke all remaining Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases. In a letter
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A 71% increase in education spending has not reversed a sharp decline in academic performance. This is Sheila Lyman of Livermore Falls with the Weekly Republican Address. Maine continues to get national attention for all the wrong reasons. Just last week, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released its’ results for 2024. NAEP measures
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Legislators thank President Trump and call for further action to revoke existing offshore wind permits and leases that threaten the Gulf of Maine STATE HOUSE – Republican members of Maine’s House and Senate have written a letter to President Donald J. Trump thanking him for taking swift action to protect the Gulf of Maine and
Failure to face reality could jeopardize school funding and result in federal lawsuits STATE HOUSE – State Representatives are calling on the Maine Department of Education to face reality and walk back its’ ill-advised guidance to Maine schools on harmful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology initiatives. Failure to do so could result
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Despite a one-year decline in opioid deaths we still have a long way to go This is Representative Sheila Lyman of Livermore Falls with the Weekly Republican Address. Recently it was reported that Maine has seen a 16% decline in opioid deaths since 2022. That is positive. What you may not have seen is that:
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Published in the Lewiston Sun Journal As many people have heard by now, the unelected Board of Environmental Protection is set to incrementally take away our ability to choose what vehicle we are able to purchase. Back in August, House Republicans brought this issue to light. We have been adamant about our strong opposition to
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OPINION BY ADMINISTRATOR NOVEMBER 28, 2023 Last session, I sponsored a bipartisan bill to help save the lives of students. LD 1263 “An Act to Require Certain School Identification Cards to Include the Telephone Number of a Suicide and Crisis Hotline,” adds the 988 suicide hotline number to school ID cards that are already provided to
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OPINION Appeared in the Daily Bulldog – Franklin County’s fist news BY ADMINISTRATOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2023SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 2 MINS READ Recently, a representative from the Maine Department of Education briefed the Education Committee on the ESP Formula for School funding. As a member of that committee, I had the opportunity to ask questions on behalf
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Taxable value of the mill dropped $600,000 due to sudden and sever loss formula STATE HOUSE- A bill to address the recent mill closure in Jay was heard today by the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation. Sponsored by Rep. Sheila Lyman (R- Livermore Falls), LD 1954, “An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure in
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