The council’s Housing and Economic Development Committee voted Tuesday night to advance a proposal to increase the minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2029. Last summer, the council shot down a nearly identical proposal.
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Residents call for new board to oversee Portland Jetport
A neighborhood group wants to increase public input on projects and operations at Maine’s largest airport.
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Portland City Council extends hotel moratorium another 6 months
Monday’s council meeting began with comments by the Portland Tenants Union, which says it has found widespread noncompliance with the city’s rent control law.
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Portland City Council hits pause on music venue moratorium
The council postponed a planned vote that would have directly impacted a controversial plan to build a new Live Nation venue tentatively called the Portland Music Hall.
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Moratorium on new Portland music venues, including Live Nation hall, comes up for a vote
The City Council will hold a public hearing and a vote on the proposal Monday.
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Portland city manager’s budget proposal calls for 6.2% citywide tax increase
The city says it will need to pull nearly $9 million from its rainy day fund to maintain social services and still mitigate tax increases in the wake of federal and state funding cuts. The city also passed a Vision Zero plan in an effort to improve pedestrian safety.
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Portland school board advances $171.7 million budget to City Council
Public comments on the budget this year have been generally positive, although advocates for hourly staff at Portland Adult Education called on the district to increase pay and benefits for those employees.
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Portland City Council divided over how to respond to Trump orders
Some councilors want resolutions condemning actions against DEI and the immigrant and transgender communities, while the mayor and others are wary of making Portland a target.
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Portland City Council establishes social housing task force
The group, which will be appointed by the mayor, will explore how to establish middle-income housing that would be owned, operated and managed by the city.
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Process to establish Portland police oversight board stalls again
After a long meeting in executive session, Mayor Mark Dion said the City Council will schedule a future workshop to discuss some of what councilors have talked about in private.