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State plans temporary emergency shelter in Portland, housing for asylum seekers

by Randy Billings May 25, 2022May 26, 2022

Gov. Janet Mills’ senior housing adviser detailed the administration’s efforts a day after a Portland city councilor and a state representative criticized the state’s response.

Local & State, Politics

Criticism of Gov. Mills mounts in Portland over asylum seekers

by Randy Billings May 24, 2022May 25, 2022

A Portland city councilor says the governor has ‘largely ignored’ the crisis, while a state representative and party leader called the administration’s response ‘absolutely abysmal.’

Op-eds, Opinion

Portland Councilor Fournier: Gov. Mills needs to step up on behalf of Democratic values

by April Fournier Special to the Press Herald May 24, 2022May 23, 2022

Instead, she has stalled tribal sovereignty; largely ignored the plight of asylum seekers, and failed to stand up for LGBTQ+ young people.

Community News, Events, Local & State

Numbers speak for themselves as alewives regain foothold in central Maine

by Kaitlyn Budion May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

As the fish’s annual migration begins again, this is the first year in centuries that alewives will be able to swim upriver to China Lake, a milestone that Gov. Janet Mills and others celebrated this week.