Portland City Council
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Portland City Council votes against expanding capacity at Homeless Services Center
The council also voted to deprioritize prosecuting individuals who use psychedelic plants and fungi.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Snyder uses final State of the City address to focus on homelessness, importance of voting
The mayor also revealed that in-person voting will begin Tuesday, sooner than anticipated before the Nov. 7 election.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
City Council recommends changes to Portland’s Civilian Police Review Board
The new board could begin reviewing police internal affairs investigations as soon as February if the ordinance governing it is approved in November.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Maine public meetings struggle to curb hate on Zoom
After a spate of virtual 'bombings' of racist and antisemitic comments, some communities are changing the rules. With free speech, it's a fine line.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2023
Portland mayoral candidates try to earn votes in one of first debates
Housing affordability, homelessness and the scope of mayoral powers were the hot topics discussed by Pious Ali, Justin Costa, Mark Dion, Dylan Pugh and Andrew Zarro at Portand Public Library Wednesday night.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Press Herald, UNE to host 2023 Portland mayoral debate
The newspaper is partnering with the University of New England to host an Oct. 3 debate with all five mayoral candidates.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2023
Commentary: As elected city officials, we’re taking a united stand against hate in Maine
Condemnation is only the first step. It is time we take proactive measures to curtail such incidents in the future.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Portland’s clean elections program off to rocky start
Candidates using the program approved by voters last fall say it has complicated timelines, burdensome paperwork and an all-cash or check system that doesn't keep up with the times.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Portland Council hears update on Franklin Street redesign
The city plans to apply for federal funding and begin work later this decade on a project that was approved in 2015 in an effort to make the area safer for bicyclists and pedestrians while creating space to build housing.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Portland City Council grapples with harassment, hate speech from anonymous Zoom callers
Councilors say they are weighing options to stymie the disruptive calls during meetings, including returning to in-person-only public comments.
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