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Apr 11, 2022 · Update: On April 14, three days after publication of this story, a family member of Gaven Charest notified Beacon that Charest had been transferred from Maine State Prison to Maine Correctional Center in Windham. That information was confirmed by a search Thursday of the Maine Department of Corrections' resident database. A man incarcerated in Maine

Jan 7, 2025 · Medical debt will no longer appear on credit reports, according to a new rule the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized on Tuesday. The ruling is set to remove $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of approximately 15 million Americans. In Maine, more than 40% of residents say they’ve taken on medical

Apr 26, 2021 · A Portland City Council committee recently voted to support an effort in the Maine State Legislature to defund a state police agency critics say infringes on Mainers’ rights to privacy and freedom of speech.. Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers led by state Rep. Charlotte Warren (D-Hallowell) introduced a bill to …

Nov 2, 2023 · This is a repost of an op-ed published by The Portland Townsman. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, Portland’s Planning Board voted to recommend zoning changes to Portland City Council that will gut the impact of state housing law LD 2003 in Portland. The details of these changes are described in a previous article. In brief, these

Jan 23, 2023 · One major potential solution to the state’s runaway cost of housing never seems to get discussed by Maine lawmakers: Public housing. For decades, the idea of building new publicly-owned, permanently affordable housing has been off the table, even as housing prices ballooned before the Great Recession of 2008 and have now reached new heights in Maine and across the country with national ...

Jan 14, 2025 · About Beacon. Beacon is a website and podcast created by the Maine People’s Alliance to highlight the experiences of everyday Mainers, share information about the political and policy processes that affect Maine people and promote a progressive worldview based on community, fairness and investing in the future.

Jan 26, 2024 · The Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted down a bill that would have compelled Maine not to cooperate with law enforcement from states that have banned gender-affirming care who are investigating people who have sought such treatment here. LD 1735, a bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Laurie Osher of Orono, was a top priority

May 28, 2019 · Maine became the first state in the nation to enact a statewide paid time off (PTO) policy on Tuesday, with Governor Janet Mills signing a bill sponsored by Senator Rebecca Millett (D-Cape Elizabeth) guaranteeing that most workers in Maine will have the right to earn paid days off to use however they need.. Since 2011, when Connecticut became the first state to pass a paid sick leave law, nine ...

Nov 22, 2022 · Fitting in with what turned out to be a disastrous 2022 election cycle for Republicans in Maine, many of the candidates that a well-funded right-wing state PAC spent most heavily on behalf of failed to win seats in the legislature.. Launched just last year with a goal of creating a conservative majority in Augusta, the Dinner Table PAC has emerged as an influential money machine in Maine politics.