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Maine's Open Enrollment For ACA Insurance Begins Nov. 1
One change Mainers will notice this year is that Congress expanded the subsidies for health insurance premiums.
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Maine Officials Confident In Security, Accuracy Of November Elections
Elections for Maine’s two congressional representatives and for every seat in the state legislature will be held Nov. 8.
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More Than 100 Maine GOP Candidates Endorsed By Extreme Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBT Group
The Christian Civic League of Maine endorsed Republicans in 25 of the 35 Senate races.
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Maine Med Nurses Ratify First Union Contract In Culmination Of Lengthy Labor Campaign
The ratification vote, which took place Wednesday and Thursday, marks the end of a bargaining period that began in August of 2021.
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Maine Lawmakers, Activists Discuss Next Step In Fight To Lower Drug Prices For All
State lawmakers and impacted people in Maine met on Thursday to assess the bill and discuss what still needs to be done.
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Manchin's Energy Permitting Plan Roils U.S. Senate And House Democrats
Congressional Democrats are deeply divided over the Manchin permitting bill.
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Beacon Podcast: Do You Want To Fund Schools Or Ban Books?
Hosts discuss competing priorities on education in the governor's race and Maine's record decrease in residents without health insurance.
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U.S. House Passes Bill Reforming Electoral Count Act To Stop Jan. 6 Repeat
Nine House Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the measure, H.R. 8873, which would revamp the Electoral Count Act.
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Amid Debates In Maine, ‘Unprecedented Flood' Of Book Bans Engulf U.S. School Districts
A handful of right-wing groups are pushing for censorship of books that feature LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color.
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White House: Nearly 280,000 Mainers Qualify For Student Loan Forgiveness
Most of the Maine recipients — 175,000 — are eligible for up to $10,000 in student loan forgiveness.
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Inflation Reduction Act Signals Consumer-Owned Power Will Be ‘Driving Force' In Climate Fight
The measure directs $369 billion to clean energy programs.
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Medicaid Expansion, COVID Relief Helped Maine Reach Record Levels Of Health Coverage In 2021
Census data released last week shows that just under 78,000 Mainers lacked health insurance in 2021.
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Wabanaki Nations Elect New Tribal Leaders, Maliseet Appoints First Ambassador
The Penobscot and Passamaquoddy nations held elections on Sept. 13 and saw several leaders re-elected to four-year terms as tribal chiefs.
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Biden Administration Targets Deep Waters Near Maine, Oregon For New Offshore Wind Power
Including deep-water areas, offshore wind could reach a capacity more than double existing U.S. electricity demand.
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Congress Highlights Augusta Chipotle Closure In Hearing On Union Busting
Maine’s Chipotle workers were pointed out by several members of Congress as an example of how far employers are willing to go.
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Beacon Podcast: Exploring New Polling On Medicaid Expansion, Abortion Rights
Hosts discuss new developments in legislative races and proposed new changes to Portland city government.
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Study Shows Viability Of Paid Leave In Maine As Groups Collect Signatures For Referendum
The U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world without a national paid family and medical leave program.
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Poll: Mills Leads LePage As Majority Of Mainers Oppose Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling
The issue has also emerged as a topic in Maine’s gubernatorial election.
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Advocates Working To Make Ballots More Accessible For Mainers With Disabilities
Nearly 62 percent of people with disabilities voted in 2020, up from 56 percent in 2016, according to Rutgers University.
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Dozens Of Maine Republicans Object To Questions About Their Stance On Abortion, Voting
The group claimed questions posed by the Bangor Daily News were designed to make members of the GOP look bad.