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Consumer-Owned Utility Campaign Nearing Signature Goal For November 2023 Ballot
"Our Power" is a grassroots coalition spearheading the consumer-owned utility campaign.
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Mainers Rally In Support Of Abortion Rights Following Supreme Court's Roe Decision
Mainers across the state rallied to protest the ruling and speak out in support of reproductive health care.
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Podcast: Maine Celebrates Juneteenth, Loses At Supreme Court
Plus: emergency rent control action in South Portland and the Poor People’s March in D.C.
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Pingree, Golden Vote For Bill Removing Barriers To Medication-Assisted Recovery
The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act passed the U.S. House on Wednesday.
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Maine Abortion Groups Prepare To Mobilize Ahead Of High Court's Decision On Roe
Advocates around the country await the Supreme Court's decision on the future of Roe v. Wade.
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Citing Story Of Personal Struggle, Lewiston Resident Launches Historic Maine House Run
Hoping to become the first Somali-American elected to the Maine Legislature, Mana Abdi of Lewiston officially launched her campaign.
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Margaret Chase Smith One Of First Women To Have U.S. Capitol Room Named In Her Honor
Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland, the longest-serving woman in Congress, also had her name added above a room at the Capitol.
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Anti-Mandate PAC Raises $100k To Support Far-Right State Legislative Candidates
The Dinner Table PAC was launched during the COVID pandemic to support candidates who oppose Maine’s vaccine mandate for health workers.
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Maine Outreach Works To Increase Low-Income, Minority Voter Turnout
Maine outreach groups are doing their part to increase voter turnout for the June 14 primary election and November general election.
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Biden Urges Assault Weapons Ban, As U.S. House Democrats Advance Gun Control Bills
“This isn’t about taking away anyone’s rights. This is about protecting children,” Biden said.
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Podcast: How One Maine Group Fights Back Against Gun Violence
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition is working to enact “common sense” gun control in the state.
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Dem Campaign Chief Says GOP Congressional Moderates Try To Avoid Talking Abortion, Guns
They’re also trying to avoid discussing whether Congress should pass new gun laws following two mass shootings, said Sean Patrick Maloney.
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‘Confusing And Very Frustrating': Mainers With Long COVID Say Accessing Care Is A Struggle
Some in Maine with persistent cases of COVID-19 say going back to how things were is impossible for them.
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Maine's Senators Have Not Backed Nixing Filibuster Amid Calls For Action After Shooting
The filibuster has notably been used by Republicans recently to block voting rights protections pushed by Democratic majorities.
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Frustrated Democrats Call For GOP Help On Federal Gun Laws After Mass School Shooting
Tuesday’s massacre was the nation’s second-deadliest mass school shooting since another at Sandy Hook Elementary a decade ago.
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Opinion: Things To Do When The News Cycle Makes You Feel Hopeless
Everywhere we turn people are asking, “What will we do?” The tiktoks, tweets, reels and posts seem endless.
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Tribes Push For Golden Bill To Ensure Wabanaki Benefit From Future Federal Laws
Golden’s bill would adjust the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
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Maine Seeks Proposals To Increase Access To Local Food
"It creates a little bit more freedom for folks on these food and nutrition assistance programs to select local food if they want to."
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Group Homes Say They're Being Shorted By State In Effort To Raise Care Worker Wages
Direct care professionals are some of the lowest-paid employees in the state.
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CDC Encourages Mask-Wearing In Places Like Maine With High COVID-19 Transmission
Across the country, nearly a third of Americans live in a place with high or medium COVID-19 levels.