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A nine-month-old controversy over a slate of grants awarded — and then rescinded — by the Maine Department of Education was water under the bridge Wednesday for local school officials who are expecting more money through the program than the previous time around.
“It’s taken a lot of emails, a lot of phone calls and a lot of tough conversations with the Department of Education, but that’s all behind us now,†said Maine Senate President Justin Alfond, a Portland Democrat who was critical of the department during earlier stages of the grant application process.
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