Beacon - Maine Beacon
WEB6 days ago · Beacon Staff. On the podcast this week, Ben and Esther discuss the Vice-Presidential debate and the rhetoric candidates use and issues they co-opt when they attempt to appeal across party lines. Ask a question or leave a comment for a future show at (207) 619-3182. Subscribe to the podcast feed using any podcasting app or …
climate change - Maine Beacon
WEBMay 20, 2024 · Maine News Service June 3, 2024. Scientists said climate change is having an unprecedented and accelerating effect on the biodiversity of plants and animals in Maine. Rising sea temperatures are altering critical habitats and food webs, as seen in the collapse of Atlantic shrimp stock and loss of kelp beds, which hurts both marine life and ...
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · Beacon Staff October 3, 2024. On the podcast this week, Ben and Esther discuss the Vice-Presidential debate and the rhetoric candidates use and issues they co-opt when they attempt to appeal across party lines. Ask a question or leave a comment for a future show at (207) 619-3182. Subscribe to the podcast feed using any …
Lisa Villa - Maine Beacon
WEBAug 1, 2019 · After an accident at work in 2016 left her with a debilitating head injury, former state representative and Harrison resident Lisa Villa is slowly working her way towards a full recovery. Yet the journey has been anything but easy. The biggest roadblock was a surprising one: Central Maine Power.
What’s on the November ballot in Maine — and what it means
WEBAug 1, 2023 · Maine’s November ballot will be busy, with eight measures for voters to consider, including a high-profile question about whether to replace the state’s embattled investor-owned utility companies, Central Maine Power and Versant, with a consumer-owned model. Last week, the Secretary of State’s Office released the order of referendum questions that Mainers will weigh in November,
Advocates push slate of bills to reform Maine’s punitive prison …
WEBJan 18, 2022 · As the 2022 legislative session gets underway, advocates and lawmakers are pushing a slate of bills to reform Maine’s punitive drug laws and address other aspects of the state’s often harsh criminal legal system. The bills come after a 2021 legislative session in which significant progress was made on …
Maine could join growing movement for a national popular vote in ...
WEBApr 17, 2023 · Democracy advocates in Maine are backing recently-released legislation that — if enacted by enough states around the country — would essentially bypass the Electoral College, which since 2000 has elevated to the White House two candidates who lost the national popular vote. LD 1578, sponsored by Rep. Arthur Bell (D-Yarmouth), would adopt the Interstate Compact,
Advocates dismayed by Gov. Mills’ veto of her own bill to improve ...
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Gov. Janet Mills has again vetoed a bill that would have improved working conditions and wages for farmworkers, though this one was proposed by her own administration. LD 2273 would have made farmworkers eligible to earn the minimum wage, which is $14.15 per hour. Farmworkers in Maine currently make a …
Maine is nation’s whitest, most rural state that doesn’t vote ...
WEBAug 27, 2019 · Maine tops a list of just seven states where demographics have not yet become a reliable predictor of whether voters will break towards Democrats or Republicans in national elections.. Maine, which has a higher share than average of white, rural voters without a college education, should vote much redder, suggests a study of …
‘Life-changing:’ Maine finally extends dental coverage to low …
WEBA 2021 report from the Health Policy Institute found that the full dental coverage for low-income adults would provide millions for Maine in medical cost savings and $21 million annually in economic benefits. “This is a landmark day for the people of Maine,” Fecteau said. “The need for dental care impacts every single community in our state.