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WEB6 days ago · Beacon is a news site and podcast produced by Maine People's Alliance, a progressive advocacy organization. It covers topics such as minimum wage, reproductive rights, health care, and social justice in Maine.
Maine is nation’s whitest, most rural state that doesn’t vote ...
WEBAug 27, 2019 · Maine is a white, rural state that should vote Republican, but it has gone purple to blue in recent elections. A study by Governing magazine ranks Maine as one of the seven states where demographics are not a reliable indicator of voting preferences.
‘All means all’: Advocates, lawmakers push to end exclusion of ...
WEBMar 28, 2023 · Speaking about the hardships people experience when they don’t have health coverage, advocates urged lawmakers Tuesday to take action to ensure that all low-income Mainers, regardless of immigration status, can get medical care. Lawmakers can do so by passing a bill, LD 199, introduced by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland). The measure would provide
Progressives win big in Portland Charter Commission races
WEBJun 9, 2021 · Instead, Catherine Buxton and Patricia Washburn won seats. On Tuesday, over 8,000 Portland residents cast their vote in the city’s Charter Commission election. The newly-elected commission members will recommend and revise Portland’s Municipal Charter, which is essentially the city’s constitution. …
Bill to make Maine trash incinerators eligible for green energy …
WEBJun 4, 2019 · Maine already counts the energy produced by waste incineration, or burning trash, a “renewable resource.”. But a bill, introduced by Rep. Shawn Babine (D-Scarborough), would also classify incineration as a “renewable capacity resource,” making these facilities eligible for subsidies earmarked for renewable energy sources like solar and ...
Maine House and Senate pass slew of bills as session heats up
WEBMar 25, 2022 · Maine House and Senate pass slew of bills as session heats up. Evan Popp March 25, 2022. It was a busy week at the State House in Augusta, as legislators met for in-person sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. Below is a round up of some of the bills that were voted on this past week. Transcript bill.
‘Dirty water causes our communities to lose sight that they are …
WEBOct 12, 2020 · THM regulations were first imposed as a result of the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act. At the time, data on the chemical make-up of public water supplies was lacking, leading the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is charged with regulating and protecting public water supplies, to conduct a nation-wide investigation.
Doctors, experts agree Maine must decriminalize drug possession …
WEBApr 30, 2021 · Over 500 Mainers. That’s how many people died of drug overdoses in 2020, setting a new record in the state.. Pointing to that grim tally and the large number of people incarcerated for drug-related charges, lawmakers, doctors and Mainers in recovery from substance use disorder argued Friday that criminalizing drug possession is not working, urging the state to take a new approach and move ...
Alarmed over gun violence in Maine and across the country, …
WEBJun 13, 2023 · As the scourge of gun violence continues around the country, including in Maine, firearm safety advocates are imploring the legislature to pass a slate of bills they say are common-sense reforms supported by a strong majority of voters that would significantly reduce gun deaths in the state. Gun violence is a massive problem across the
Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019
WEBDec 2, 2021 · The wealth of the 30 highest income earners in Maine nearly doubled from tax year 2019 to tax year 2020, a recent report from the Maine Revenue Services Office of Tax Policy shows.. The report, which helped inform a December 2021 revenue forecast that projected a large surplus for Maine over fiscal years 2022 and 2023, found that “In tax year 2020, the income tax liability of the top 30 ...
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