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Maine Trust for Local News workers vote to expand union
Nearly 50 employees, including reporters, photographers and advertising staff, join the News Guild of Maine after holding an election with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Here’s the latest on the Kennebec River dams sale announced last week
Impacts on the Somerset Mill, the Skowhegan River Park, flooding and licensing are becoming clearer a week after The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase from Brookfield Renewable Energy.
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Bethel man carried on 11 generations of logging legacy in Maine
Bob Chadbourne, of Bethel, who died Sept. 17, continued building his family’s logging business, contributing to conservation and growing economy in western Maine.
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In Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy are finding resilience in a half-acre of clams
With one of the largest soft-shell clam gardens in the world, the tribe is confronting invasive crabs and human-caused ecological damage.
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H-1B visa’s $100,000 price hike leaves Maine employers worried about impact
President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
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Is cash still king at Maine’s agricultural fairs?
More fairs are accepting digital payments, but processing fees and shoddy internet access make some vendors hesitant to change cash-only policies that have served them well for decades.
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Northern Light, Anthem contract dispute heats up
Anthem accused Northern Light of walking away from mediation, but the hospital system disputes the claim and says the insurer is misrepresenting the negotiations.
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2 years in, Maine graduate student workers will rally for a contract
The union that includes students across the state’s university system is demonstrating over what they call a too-long negotiation process as they seek higher wages and better health care.
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Gov. Mills announces new Maine Life Sciences Center
State officials hope the center and an accompanying lab space will help turn Maine into a leader in the lucrative and expanding field of life sciences.