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6 days ago · This column is about the importance of voting this Tuesday. I was gonna start it with a story about how in my first race for elected office I lost by 24 votes. How, in the weeks after the election, people hadn’t realized Election Day had passed (it was a May election) and I had dozens…. Mainers over 50 are the state’s largest voting bloc ...
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Beacon Staff October 29, 2024. The development of Maine’s offshore wind power industry took a big step forward on Tuesday, as two experienced offshore wind developers won four federal lease areas in the Gulf of Maine. The two companies, Invenergy NE Offshore Wind, LLC and Avangrid Renewables, LLC, bid nearly $22 million total for 242,677 ...
The 2024 election results and what’s next for Maine
3 days ago · And despite a red wave year, it seems that Maine has maintained Democratic control of the House and Senate. Key local results include Sen. Angus King’s re-election to the Senate with over 50% of the vote and Rep. Chellie Pingree’s 59% victory. In Maine’s 2nd Congressional District Rep. Jared Golden seems to have squeaked to victory in his ...
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Welcome to Beacon. Beacon is a website and podcast created by the Maine People’s Alliance to highlight the experiences of everyday Mainers, share information about the political and policy processes that affect Maine people and promote a progressive worldview based on community, fairness and investing in the future. Beacon features rigorous ...
What’s on the November ballot in Maine — and what it means
Aug 1, 2023 · Maine’s November ballot will be busy, with eight measures for voters to consider, including a high-profile question about whether to replace the state’s embattled investor-owned utility companies, Central Maine Power and Versant, with a consumer-owned model. Last week, the Secretary of State’s Office released the order of referendum questions that Mainers will weigh in …
Cost of living, abortion, health care and climate bringing Mainers …
4 days ago · Housing costs are a huge part of the problem when it comes to cost of living. Mainers from across the state are finding themselves on the front lines of our housing crisis, but the people hit hardest by the high costs and shortage of housing are extremely low income households, of whom nearly 60% are paying more than half their income on rent.
Social Security, caregiving top issues for older Maine voters
5 days ago · Mainers over 50 are the state's largest voting bloc, and surveys show they are concerned how the election will affect Social Security. The fund's reserves could become insolvent in 2035 and preventing any shortfalls will require Congressional action. Noël Bonam, state director of AARP Maine, said more than 350,000 Mainers depend on their monthly checks
‘Confusing and very frustrating’: Mainers with long ... - Maine Beacon
May 31, 2022 · Amid a push across the country to return to the pre-pandemic “normal ” even as the U.S. experiences a renewed surge, some in Maine with persistent cases of COVID-19 say going back to how things were is impossible for them, particularly as they struggle to access care for a complicated series of symptoms.. While most people with mild cases of COVID-19 recover in a few days or weeks, some ...
Strong paid family and medical leave is vital to our state’s future ...
Oct 2, 2024 · As the comment period closed Monday on revised rules for Maine’s new paid family and medical leave program, a diverse group of more than 150 people from across the state told Maine’s Department of Labor that paid family and medical leave is vital for Mainers’ wellbeing and the state’s future. Commenters described their personal experiences
Maine ‘living shorelines’ counter rising sea levels, stronger storms
Oct 9, 2024 · January brought a pair of rough storms to the northeastern U.S. They hit when the tides were high and pushed higher than normal by rising sea levels, setting numerous high-water records and prompting Maine Governor Janet Mills to request a federal disaster declaration.These events, just three days apart, built on damage suffered during another storm during the December 2023 holidays and ...