Beacon - Maine Beacon
4 days ago · This week on the podcast, Ben, Cate and Esther dive into the harmful and alarming blitz of executive orders Pres. Donald Trump released as he kicked off his second presidential term.
Governor - Maine Beacon
5 days ago · On January 10, Governor Janet Mills unveiled her budget plans for Maine through 2027. While the proposal balances the budget through some revenue increases, it largely relies on cuts to previous commitments, impacting vulnerable Mainers and low wage workers while letting the rich and big corporations — whose wealth …
With benefits starting in 2026, Maine’s Paid Family and Medical …
Dec 4, 2024 · The Maine Department of Labor today released its final rules for the state’s comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave program, which will begin paying benefits to most Maine workers in 2026.. The new program, which is one of 14 in the nation (including 13 states and the Washington, D.C.), came after the Maine Paid Leave coalition (a group including the Maine Women’s Lobby and Maine ...
Maine’s yellow flag law in three charts - Maine Beacon
Jan 14, 2025 · Use of Maine’s yellow flag law has grown dramatically since the Lewiston mass shootings: law enforcement agencies completed more than 500 weapons restriction orders in the past 14 months, up from fewer than 100 in the three years prior to the tragedy. Since August, when an amendment to the yellow flag law went into effect,
How Maine will respond to Trump’s “mass deportation” threats
Dec 2, 2024 · About 30 people, including leaders from Maine’s immigrant community, met with Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and Rep. Mana Abdi (D-Lewiston) last week, to discuss their fears about President-elect Donald Trump’s recent threats of “mass deportations” of immigrants and how Maine’s government plans to respond. Rep. Abdi organized the event in partnership with Maine People’s
Strong paid family and medical leave is vital to our state’s future ...
Oct 2, 2024 · As the comment period closed Monday on revised rules for Maine’s new paid family and medical leave program, a diverse group of more than 150 people from across the state told Maine’s Department of Labor that paid family and medical leave is vital for Mainers’ wellbeing and the state’s future. Commenters described their personal experiences
What’s on the November ballot in Maine — and what it means
Aug 1, 2023 · Maine’s November ballot will be busy, with eight measures for voters to consider, including a high-profile question about whether to replace the state’s embattled investor-owned utility companies, Central Maine Power and Versant, with a consumer-owned model. Last week, the Secretary of State’s Office released the order of referendum questions that Mainers will weigh in …
Wind turbine ports run by union labor could help Maine be leader …
Jun 19, 2023 · A bill introduced by Gov. Janet Mills that would create visual impact standards for future offshore wind projects has passed the Maine Legislature and is on its way to her desk.. Advocates are describing the amended version of the bill as “groundbreaking,” as it now includes requirements that any port facilities that are built to support offshore wind energy in …
Beacon Podcast - Maine Beacon
Nov 22, 2024 · This week on the podcast, we are revisiting Deputy Director Ben Chin’s interview with author and community organizer George Goehl. The two discusses Goehl’s book “The Fundamentals of Community Organizing”, which looks at how to bring people together and win structural change.
Fight for fair work scheduling returns to Maine Legislature
Apr 10, 2023 · Legislation was introduced in the Maine State Legislature last week to give hourly workers mainly in the service industry predictable schedules and some degree of control over their lives outside of work. In a public hearing before the legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee on Thursday, Sen. Mike Tipping (D-Orono), the committee’s Senate chair, introduced a