Local & State
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Lawmakers, advocates at odds with Mills over right to sue in farmworker minimum wage bill
The bill, which the governor introduced, is unlikely to overcome her veto after lawmakers amended the legislation to allow farmworkers to be able to sue their employers for violations.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
‘Midtown’ project promised to transform Bayside. Instead, it became the face of Portland’s homelessness crisis.
More than a decade after a Florida developer proposed building apartment towers with retail space and a parking garage, a tangle of lawsuits has prevented the project from moving forward.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Oxford County sheriff’s fate in Gov. Mills’ hands after 3 commissioners called for his removal
If Sheriff Christopher Wainwright is removed, the governor will appoint an interim sheriff to serve until the next scheduled election.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Portland attorney nominated to become federal judge
Stacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Six months after Maine’s tragic mass shooting, gathering will show support for victims, survivors
Maine Resiliency Center staff encourage people to come Thursday in support of the victims and survivors.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
USM students rally in Portland to support pro-Palestine protests at universities nationwide
Roughly 30 people, mostly students, protested peacefully in Portland Wednesday at the event organized by Maine Students for Palestine, which includes students at schools throughout the state.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Indoor farm in Westbrook secures nearly $60 million in financing, with 2025 opening in view
The Westbrook vertical farm business obtained financing backed by federal loan guarantees and from state agencies.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Biden advances plan to make U.S. freight shipping carbon-free
The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
‘Love Always Wins’ signs in front of Oct. 25 mass shooting sites may be preserved
Maine MILL plans to preserve the wooden signs and perhaps make it possible for them to go on permanent display.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
There are a lot of fallen pine cones in Maine right now. Here’s why.
A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.
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