Beacon @mebeacon
A website and podcast for Maine news and information - a project of @mainepeople. mainebeacon.com Maine, USA Joined March 2015-
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This week on the Beacon Podcast, Esther, Ben, and Cate discuss the end of the legislative session. They reflect on some of the wins—$18 million for rent relief— and lament some of the big frustrations—Mills' veto of farmworker bills #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/podcast-the-th…
Advocates dismayed by Gov. Mills’ veto of her own bill to improve farmworker wages #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/advocates-dism…
“I won’t stop fighting”: Advocates deliver 1,000+ signatures urging members of Congress to act on housing crisis mainebeacon.com/i-wont-stop-fi…
Maine lawmakers increase aid for families experiencing deep poverty #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/maine-lawmaker…
This week on the Beacon Podcast, Cate interviews Hillary Knight with the Capital Region Public Defenders Office in Augusta, who clarifies what the right to counsel means for Mainers, and more. mainebeacon.com/podcast-maines…
"That experience was one of the most difficult I’ve had. And it’s one that I’ll fight for other people’s right to have. That’s why, four months later, I stood before the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court demanding reproductive freedom for all." #reprorights mainebeacon.com/opinion-hope-a…
New Endangered Species Act rules consider climate impact on ME wildlife mainebeacon.com/new-endangered…
Opinion: Janet Mills wields her veto pen against the most vulnerable. Again. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/opinion-janet-…
Fair taxes mean everyone pitches in according to their means, so those who have less pay less, and those who have more pay more. Unfortunately, the vast majority of states still have upside-down tax structures. mainebeacon.com/tax-fairness-a…
On the podcast, we discuss a new pilot program for housing subsidies, the outcome of a proposed constitutional amendment regarding protecting access to abortion, and the Sears Island offshore wind proposal. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/podcast-rent-r…
Fifty-seven percent of Maine voters express support for the creation of a new state rental assistance voucher program. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/poll-mainers-s…
Opinion: The late Gov. Joe Brennan was a progressive champion #mepolitics Read: mainebeacon.com/opinion-the-la…
Housing advocates are applauding a spending plan passed by Democrats which includes $18 million in funding for rental assistance. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/housing-advoca…
Podcast: What it means to be a "movement journalist" #mepolitics Listen: mainebeacon.com/podcast-what-i…
Mainers call on lawmakers to pass red flag law There's a "chorus of voices asking you to give Mainers a streamlined mechanism to protect our loved ones in crisis from harming themselves or others." #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/we-need-a-true…
The National Popular Vote guarantees that the presidential candidate who wins the most votes across the country wins the presidency. That means presidential candidates must campaign for any and every vote they can get. Everywhere. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/opinion-lets-m…
"We still have so much work to do and education to accomplish. LD 2007 is a step in that direction," said Passamaquoddy Tribal Representative Aaron Dana. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/big-win-but-a-…
A much less bureaucratic version of Maine's yellow flag law would have dramatically increased the chances of stopping Robert Card from shooting 31 people in Lewiston last fall. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/opinion-the-la…
A major new study shows asylum-seekers and refugees provide net fiscal benefits to federal, state and local governments. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/opinion-asylum…
Marking the furthest any such legislation has gone here, the Maine Senate passed a bill that aims to address unsafe staffing levels in Maine hospitals. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/push-for-safe-…
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This sort of who won who lost framing is partly why we’re in this mess 🤦🏼♀️#DebtCeiling #GreyLadyFail
Grateful to cover this important story for the @mebeacon mainebeacon.com/making-the-cas…
I'm thrilled, too!
We are thrilled to announce the inaugural class of the Local Investigations Fellowship. The journalists, who hail from five states, will produce signature investigative work focused on their state or region. nytco.com/press/introduc…
Meet the legislative candidates who denied or questioned the 2020 election results via @mebeacon @evanpopp22 shar.es/af472L
Congratulations to @DanNeumann35 and @mebeacon on a unanimous, "blistering opinion" by the First Circuit, reaffirming a lower court's ruling and finding that because Beacon's reporting on right-wing extremism is true, it can't be defamatory. lawandcrime.com/first-amendmen…
"We have made tremendous gains in patient safety protections and workplace improvements and have won raises that will really help us recruit and retain the nurses needed to care for our community," said Emily Wilder, a cardiac ICU nurse #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/maine-med-nurs…
Extremely honored to receive the Sierra Club Maine 2022 Excellence in Environmental Reporting award for my work @mebeacon. Thank you to everyone at the Sierra Club Maine along with the editors, colleagues, activists and sources who have helped to shape and sharpen my reporting.
“For me, $10,000 in debt cancellation is life-changing,” said Portland resident Leo Hilton, who is an electrical worker. “I’m sure it is for a lot of people.” #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/maines-blue-co…
Meet @andreashaw07 and other @statesnewsroom team members in the 200 aisle of #NABJNAHJ22 job fair until 3PM local today!
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"This crisis needs big solutions, to accomplish that we need new, dedicated, sustainable funding." -@amyroeder #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/it-isnt-too-la…
“These are corporations, many of which are well known and are earning billions of dollars, that are literally paying zero taxes,” said Sen. King. “I don’t think that’s right.” #Mepolitics mainebeacon.com/sen-king-joins…
Nice to see @isreal_mosley quoted in today’s @mebeacon e-newsletter! As usual, he’s 100% right. And it’s the same situation down here in the greater Portland area: in my neighborhood you’ll pay over $2000/month (plus utilities) for a tiny low-quality apartment. #MEpolitics
With so much currently up in the air with federal abortion rights, contributor Aspen Ruhlin examines the voting records of our state officials on issues of reproductive justice (spoiler: it's not as partisan as you might think). #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/opinion-where-…
Beacon contributor @mayorstrim writes that with companies voluntarily raising wages to attract workers, you'd think it would put an end to the Chamber of Commerce's perennial talking point that minimum wage laws kill the economy. #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/opinion-new-mi…
NEFAC Pushes for Better Media Access After @MEPublicHealth Bars Organizations from Press Briefings nefac.org/news/nefac-pus… @mainepress @mainepeople @MainePolicy @NENPA
I was off today but very much appreciate that @ActualCAndrews @thisdog @SteveCollinsSJ and others stood up for the rights of journalists at @mebeacon and the Maine Wire to participate at the CDC briefings and join in ask important questions of the powerful
Despite anti-immigrant rhetoric from GOP leaders, 48% of Republican voters said they support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented essential workers compared with 47% who are opposed. #MePolitics mainebeacon.com/two-thirds-of-…
None of the Maine media reported on Sampson’s remarks in their stories except @mebeacon Thanks to @nathanTbernard for shedding light on this disturbing trend of @mainegop lawmakers using increasingly violent rhetoric against the Governor. #mepolitics washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08…
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