Hobbled by vacancies, political clashes and structural limitations, the future of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission is hazy.
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Portland voters will decide on a $19 minimum wage this November
The City Council voted 5-4 to send a measure to increase the city’s minimum wage to the ballot. Opponents say the proposal could cause layoffs and closures, while supporters contend that the growing cost of living in the city has made it impossible to make ends meet.
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Portland voters will decide on a $19 minimum wage this November
The City Council voted 5-4 to send a measure to increase the city’s minimum wage to the ballot. Opponents say the proposal could cause layoffs and closures, while supporters contend that the growing cost of living in the city has made it impossible to make ends meet.
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Efforts to protect piping plovers on Scarborough beaches yield results
The endangered shorebird hit record numbers statewide this year.
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Large coal pile on Portland waterfront could be removed by 2030
The City Council voted Monday night to require all such piles be covered by 2027 and removed by 2030. The Sprague Energy coal pile is the only one in the city that would be affected.
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Portland man found dead in car parked outside Massachusetts hospital
Declan Perry, 27, was found in the back of a Honda Civic with Maine plates ‘wrapped in multiple blankets secured with duct tape,’ officials say.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMA’s new building to expand workforce opportunities
The University of Maine at Augusta on Tuesday will unveil the Capital Center for Nursing and Cybersecurity Workforce Development that will house two growing programs aimed at meeting state workforce needs.
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What to know for Falmouth’s return to school
Falmouth’s new Superintendent Steve Nolan answers the essential questions about changes to the school year ahead.
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Maine Republicans call on Secretary of State Bellows to resign. Again.
In a news release calling for her resignation, Republicans sought to connect Shenna Bellows’ refusal to cooperate with the Trump administration to a fatal crash in Lewiston last week.
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Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island
The White House bid to prioritize fossil fuels and hinder renewable energy development has also been felt in Maine, where the designation of offshore wind areas was rescinded and UMaine’s $15.8M research project off Castine was halted just weeks before its final launch.