Some councilors want resolutions condemning actions against DEI and the immigrant and transgender communities, while the mayor and others are wary of making Portland a target.
Grace Benninghoff
Staff Writer
Grace covers city hall and Greater Portland for the Press Herald. She previously covered reproductive health for Texas Monthly and served as the local host of All Things Considered at Vermont Public. Before moving to Maine, Grace attended Columbia Journalism School in New York City and spent many years in Colorado and Oregon working in the non-profit sector. When she isn't reporting you can find her trail-running with her dog Loma, practicing her Spanish, surfing, or making pottery.
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A new Portland tenants union wants to help monitor for rent control violations
The Portland Tenants Union wants to see the city better enforce its rent control ordinance, even as city staffing and proactive enforcement have increased.
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Netflix founder donates $50 million to Bowdoin to study AI
The donation from alumnus Reed Hastings is the largest ever given to the Brunswick college.
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Redesign of Portland’s Congress Square Park may resume this summer
The city has put out a request for bids to finish the project after it cut ties with the first contractor in 2023.
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Portland City Council establishes social housing task force
The group, which will be appointed by the mayor, will explore how to establish middle-income housing that would be owned, operated and managed by the city.
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Portland reports significant success in needle buyback program
The pilot program, though only 8 weeks old, has resulted in more used needles being returned to the city’s health department and fewer found on the streets.
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What would a ‘Vision Zero’ plan do to stop traffic deaths in Portland?
After a series of deadly crashes, the public has called for the city do more to ensure safer streets for residents and visitors. But city leaders say that work is already in progress and takes time.
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Federal government announces, then hits pause on, plan to sell 4 buildings in Maine
The federal government had posted a list of more than 300 ‘non-core’ properties slated to be sold that included the US Custom House in Portland and 3 other federal properties across the state.
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Maine immigration group is worried about taking over Portland’s shelter for asylum seekers
The shelter at 166 Riverside is run by the city and has served hundreds of asylum seekers since 2023 — but it’s unclear how operations will continue after July.
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Portland City Council denies Cheverus’ request to use pesticide on field
After voting 6-1 to reject the school’s request for a waiver to the city’s landcare ordinance, the council also took up and passed a resolution to immediately improve pedestrian safety in the city.