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Mainers Back $200 Million Proposal To Build Affordable Housing
“We have reached a crisis point. We can’t water that down,” said Laura Mitchell, the director of the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition.
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Maine Could Join Growing Movement For A National Popular Vote In Presidential Elections
Since 2000, the Electoral College has elevated to the White House two candidates who lost the national popular vote.
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Recovery Advocates Urge Legislators To Change Course By Decriminalizing Drugs And Investing In Treatment
Advocates argued that decriminalizing personal possession of drugs and investing in treatment would lead to far better health outcomes.
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Over 130 Health Care Providers Sign Letter Urging Maine Legislature To Pass A Paid Leave Program
"As health professionals, we swore an oath to take care of our patients," the letter reads, released by Mainers for Working Families.
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Court Rules Secretary Of State Must Rewrite Ballot Question, Siding With Consumer-Owned Utility Advocates
Advocates with Our Power last year submitted the necessary number of signatures to place their referendum on the 2023 ballot.
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Kids At Work: States Try To Ease Child Labor Laws At Behest Of Industry
It is “irresponsible for states to consider loosening child labor protections,” Seema Nanda, the U.S. solicitor of labor.
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Maine's Recovery Community Hopes To Save Lives By Establishing Harm Reduction Health Centers
The pilot program would allow people to receive health screenings and use previously obtained illicit drugs under medical supervision.
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Fight For Fair Work Scheduling Returns To Maine Legislature
Similar Fair Workweek legislation has been considered by the Maine Legislature before, first in 2015 and again in 2019.
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Committee Waters Down Tenant Rights Bills Amid Strong Opposition From Landlords
Proponents say the measures are necessary to protect tenants and ensure more Mainers have access to safe, stable housing.
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Editorial: Maine Republicans Are Mad About Majority Rule, Or Maybe Just Democracy
"If Republicans want a voice in the budget process, they need to get serious and stop trying to ram through inequitable tax cuts."
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Maine Dems Push For Background Checks, Waiting Periods Amid Protests From Gun Owners
"I can’t believe I have to say the words, ‘Please do something so my kids aren’t killed at school,’" Brunswick resident Hillary Shende said.
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Lawsuits Meant To Target Reporters, Silence Dissent May Face Greater Scrutiny In Maine
A Maine lawmaker introduced a bill making it easier to dismiss frivolous lawsuits that seek to silence criticism through legal intimidation.
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Advocates Hope FDA's Over-The-Counter Narcan Approval The ‘First Step' To Increased Access
President Joe Biden is the first president to support harm reduction practices.
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Beacon Podcast: Good News, Bad News, And More Good News For Maine Unions
Hosts discuss bills to protect renters in the legislature this week and clear up budget process confusion.
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‘Wolf In Sheep's Clothing:' Dems Hold The Line Against GOP Budget Demands
The Democratic majority passed what they described as a continuing services budget that covers the state’s existing spending obligations.
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Golden Joins Republicans To Pass HR1, Dubbed ‘Love Letter To Polluting Industry'
Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine called it "dangerous and utterly disturbing."
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UMaine Grad Students Join Growing Union Movement
Teaching, research and graduate assistants across the state said their heavy workloads are not compensated with adequate wages and benefits.
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Beacon Podcast: Reps. Mana Abdi And Cheryl Golek On What It's Like Being A Maine Lawmaker
Abdi and Golek discuss their experiences in Augusta, what made them want to run for office and what it means for them to be legislators.
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Wabanaki Tribes Make Case For Self-Determination In Historic Address Before Legislature
Hundreds of supporters were in attendance at the Maine State House Thursday.
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Right Whales Vs. Commercial Fishing: No ‘Easy Solution' For NOAA, Says Raimondo
Federal efforts to protect the whale species remained stymied.