On November 4 Mainers will be voting on 3 statewide referendum items.  Here they are with some links to more information about each of them:

Question 1: People’s Veto
Do you want to reject the parts of a new law that change the method of funding Maine’s Dirigo Health Program through charging health insurance companies a fixed fee on paid claims and adding taxes to malt liquor, wine and soft drinks?

An article from Portsmouth Herald about Question 1

Another article from Portsmouth Herald on Question 1

Question 2: Citizen Initiative
Do you want to allow a certain Maine company to have the only casino in Maine, to be located in Oxford County, if part of the revenue is used to fund specific state programs?

An article from the Lewiston Sun-Journal about the proposed casino

Oxford Highlands Four Seasons Resort-Spa-Casino Vote Yes on 2 web site

Casinos No! web site

Question 3: Bond Issue
Do you favor a $3,400,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs, to support the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and to leverage $17,000,000 in other funds?

Information about the bond issue from Maine Wastewater Control Association

Information about the bond issue from Ballot Pedia

The Maine Department of Education is hosting regional forums to gather input from administrators, educators, parents, school board members, and community members on the regulations for the implementation of Maine Learning Results. To develop changes needed for Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units and Chapter 127: Instructional Program, Assessment and Diploma Requirements they are asking for feedback.
The framework is based on the following premises:

-All students should aspire to high levels of learning;
-Achievement should be assessed in a variety of ways; and
-Completion of public school should have common meaning throughout the State.

A public forum will be held in Sanford on

February 5, 2008 at Sanford High School, 4-8 p.m.
Maine DOE Contact: Jana Boody, jana.boody@maine.gov

Forums will be held at other locations, read the rest of the story to find out where and when.
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