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With benefits starting in 2026, Maine’s Paid Family and Medical …
Dec 4, 2024 · The Maine Department of Labor today released its final rules for the state’s comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave program, which will begin paying benefits to most Maine workers in 2026.. The new program, which is one of 14 in the nation (including 13 states and the Washington, D.C.), came after the Maine Paid Leave coalition (a group including the Maine Women’s Lobby and Maine ...
voter suppression - Maine Beacon
5 days ago · A newly proposed voter suppression referendum, if implemented, could make voting more challenging for older Mainers, rural voters and other people who strongly rely on absentee voting by creating more barriers and stripping away current options for Maine voters.
Maine is the only rural, working-class state led by Democrats. Why?
Nov 19, 2024 · As election results continue to roll in, the process of interpreting those results has begun. This might seem premature, since it could be months before we have an accurate account of who actually voted in states. (Notoriously unreliable exit polls don’t count.) We do already know some things, though. We know that Republicans, led by
How Democrats can regain New England’s coalition
Dec 11, 2024 · Many of us who follow politics know that New England has over the last several presidential elections been something of a Democratic stronghold. Since Pres. Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992 (and with the exception of Pres. George W. Bush in 2000) the Democratic presidential candidate has won every state in New England in every election,
How Maine will respond to Trump’s “mass deportation” threats
Dec 2, 2024 · About 30 people, including leaders from Maine’s immigrant community, met with Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and Rep. Mana Abdi (D-Lewiston) last week, to discuss their fears about President-elect Donald Trump’s recent threats of “mass deportations” of immigrants and how Maine’s government plans to respond. Rep. Abdi organized the event in partnership with Maine People’s
Opinion: The truth about Theriault - Maine Beacon
Oct 4, 2024 · About Ethan Strimling Ethan Strimling served for 10 years as the progressive mayor and state senator representing Portland. He also spent 19 years as the executive director of LearningWorks, a social service agency helping to break …
‘Historically left out,’ a Wabanaki organization forges its own ...
Jul 16, 2024 · Entering the Healing Lodge, a log building steps from downtown Millinocket, visitors are greeted by the soft sounds of a flute, and the aroma of burnt sage and fresh sweetgrass. Anchoring the space is a massive stone fireplace. The two-story building is filled with wood paneling, high ceilings and exposed beams — vestiges of the
Five state candidates making childcare a priority
Oct 30, 2024 · We often don’t think of childcare as an electoral issue, but worries about childcare keep many Maine parents up at night. And Lewiston-area community organizer (and parent) Carrie Jadud says it’s just the kind of issue that we should be thinking of when we enter the voting booth. Jadud, who works for Maine People’s Alliance
What’s on the November ballot in Maine — and what it means
Aug 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 …