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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Maine Voices: Portland’s underserved communities are still paying for I-295
Land occupied by redundant ramps can be used for housing and job creation, while maintaining current levels of service.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Commentary: Newspaper, city of Portland mischaracterize protest safety concerns
The city used a meeting between officials and community members ‘to provide legitimacy for their actions against the public for expressing their First Amendment rights.’
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PublishedMay 23, 2020
Maine mayors push Mills to share federal dollars with cities
Mayors in some of the state's largest cities are asking why Gov. Janet Mills' administration has not produced a plan to share federal funds to help municipalities with pandemic-related expenses.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Maine Voices: COVID hits hard on the working poor
People who live paycheck to paycheck can't take the steps to protect their health that are available to their better-off neighbors.
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PublishedApril 15, 2020
Commentary: Groups working together to ensure safety of people experiencing homelessness in Portland
Shelters have worked quickly to redefine themselves, setting aside spaces for people to isolate or quarantine.
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PublishedApril 7, 2020
Maine Voices: Portland falls short in stopping virus’ spread among homeless community
Now city officials are demonizing people without homes, rather than explaining why they didn't take expert advice to open more shelters earlier.
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
The View From Here: A long way in a short time
It's hard to fathom how much has changed and how far we may have to go.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Our View: Maine’s homeless, incarcerated vulnerable during outbreak
Officials must take steps now to protect Mainers who can't go home right now.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Portland voters asked to expand ranked-choice voting
If approved, the method that has been used in Portland's mayoral elections since 2011 would be expanded to all City Council and school board races.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Maine Voices: Downtown Portland driving ban could help reduce state’s carbon footprint
Cutting transportation-related emissions would also involve shuttles to parking garages and incentives to buy electric vehicles.
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