Editorial Supports Rejected Education Bond

A Bangor Daily News editorialabout last week’s rejection of Question 2, which would have provided funding for a new animal, plant and insect diagnostic lab at UMaine, noted voters approved infrastructure-related bond questions but turned down the bond question that supports investments in higher education. The rejection of the bond shows voters still need more evidence that borrowing for higher education will yield economic benefits, the editorial writer added.

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