Here Are the Major Proposals From Gov. Mills’ State of the State Address

From Janet Mills to Ron DeSantis, school cellphone bans are catching on

Each period as they filter into her English class, Emilie Throckmorton’s students at Bangor High School must line up their phones within a metal box by the door. As she takes attendance, she checks to see whose phones are in the proper places. The school’s policy banning students from carrying phones during classes took effect this fall, and Throckmorton says it has improved focus in her classroom and eliminated what had been a constant battle f…

Gov. Mills calls for statewide ban on cell phones in schools

Several cities and towns around Maine have already enacted a cell phone ban in schools at the local level.

Here are the major proposals from Gov. Mills’ State of the State address

A statewide ban on cellphones in schools, $300 relief checks, investments in housing and more.