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Bill To Honor Late Historian With Labor Education Center Receives Overwhelming Support
The Dr. Charles A. Scontras Labor Center at the University of Southern Maine would "create life-long labor history learning opportunities."
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Election Integrity Bills Gain Widespread Support At Public Hearings
Bills aimed at safeguarding democratic processes were heard before the state legislature’s Veteran and Legal Affairs committee Wednesday.
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Maine Beacon Podcast: Elections And Infections
Plus: an interview with MPA leader Dan Sayre on political involvement.
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Poll: Four In Five Mainers Are Worried About Affording Health Care
"Mainers need and want action on health care affordability, regardless of political affiliation,” health policy analyst Elise Lowry said.
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Omicron Wave Once Again Spurs Worries That Those Incarcerated In Maine Are ‘Sitting Ducks'
The percentage of vaccinated staff lags behind the share of incarcerated people who have received the shot.
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Maine Dems Form Union Amid Growing Push For Labor Rights At State, National Levels
Permanent staff at the Maine Democratic Party will have union representation for the first time.
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‘Fundamentally Immoral': Advocates Decry Mills' Veto Of Farmworker Unionization Bill
LD 151 would have given farmworkers the opportunity to unionize and bring employment concerns to their bosses without retaliation.
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Three Candidates Vie For Gorham, Scarborough House Seat In Jan. 11 Special Election
The race was triggered after Rep. Kyle Bailey resigned in October.
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Maine Has No Plans To Add Testing Requirement To Shortened COVID Isolation Guidelines
Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah defended the U.S. CDC’s shortened isolation guidelines and Maine’s adoption of those recommendations.
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Podcast: Maine Pandemic Policy In 2022
On the Beacon podcast this week, hosts discuss the state of the pandemic, the omicron variant and additional pandemic policies.
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Staff Pushed To Attend In-Person Anti-Union Meeting Despite Bates' COVID Restrictions
Staff expressed concern at administrators’ willingness to risk their exposure to the coronavirus to push back against organizing efforts.
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U.S. Senate To Consider Changing The Filibuster If Voting Rights Stalls
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set a deadline of Jan. 17 for the chamber to consider revising the filibuster rules.
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Amid Omicron Surge, Portland City Council Ends Hazard Pay For Workers
The vote came just days after the new minimum wage provision took effect on Jan. 1.
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Advocates Praise Increase To State Minimum Wage, Call For Further Steps Toward Living Wage
Maine’s minimum wage increased from $12.15 an hour to $12.75 an hour.
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One Year In, Drug Reform Group Attributes Rapid Growth To Listening To Mainers In Recovery
The Maine Recovery Advocacy Project is "serving as a powerful voice for change."
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Youth Activism Nearly Shuttered Long Creek Youth Prison This Year
Reports of abuse and neglect have surrounded Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland for years.
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Volunteers, Municipalities Alone Can't Support Refugee Families, Says Portland Official
Portland City Councilor April Fournier worries the current system of support that has been set up for families may have an expiration date.
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It Was A ‘Watershed' Year For Workers Building Power, Maine Labor Leaders Say
“Workers are saying, ‘You’re making record profits. There’s zero justification for second-class citizenship on the job for young workers.'"
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Collins' Opposition To Build Back Better Puts Her On 'Naughty List,' Maine Union Says
Advocates rallied in front of Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Augusta on Tuesday.
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Biden Administration Resists Democrats' Pleas On Student Debt Relief As Deadline Nears
Congressional Democrats are urging the White House to extend the freeze on student loan repayments.