Portland needs to preserve the affordable rentals that exist and create incentives for new construction.
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Maine getting one last winter storm before the new year
Most Mainers will wake up to a fresh coating in 2020.
Arctic air to end the week followed by a weekend warmup
After another round of Arctic air, temperatures climb. Chances of a white Christmas are lower now all because of our warmup.
Snow is back in the forecast; commute issues possible Tuesday
After a storm that dropped nearly 5 inches of rain across parts of southern Maine, snow and cold are back this week.
Bill Nemitz: Echoes of Watergate – with one glaring difference
Longtime Maine mover-and-shaker Severin Beliveau doesn’t just remember the scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. He found himself in its cross hairs.
Oversight panel orders investigation of Maine office that provides lawyers for the poor
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee approved a ‘deeper dive’ into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.
Warm, windy, rainy to start the week before a return to Arctic air
Maine gets to enjoy a break from the cold days and nights, but it comes at the price of rain and wind. The dry air at the end of the week marks the return of colder days.
Top lawmakers reject most appeals to hear more bills in January
Members of the Legislative Council voted down more bills than they accepted Friday as lawmakers pushed to get previously rejected bills before the Legislature next year.
Rejected bills to get second look by Maine legislative leaders
Top lawmakers will hear appeals on Friday from the sponsors of about 75 bills that were not accepted for debate in the legislative session that begins in January.