Alec Maybarduk will head Maine state employees’ union
WEBCara DeRose July 24, 2018. After years of working in progressive advocacy, unionist and prominent Maine activist Alec Maybarduk will serve as the new executive director of the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union (MSEA-SEIU), which represents 13,000 Maine workers.
Maine is nation’s whitest, most rural state that doesn’t vote ...
WEBAug 27, 2019 · Maine tops a list of just seven states where demographics have not yet become a reliable predictor of whether voters will break towards Democrats or Republicans in national elections.. Maine, which has a higher share than average of white, rural voters without a college education, should vote much redder, suggests a study of …
Nickie Sekera and Mali Obomsawin - Maine Beacon
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Nickie Sekera is a water rights advocate from traditional Abenaki Territory (Fryeburg, ME) and a co-founder of Community Water Justice. She felt moved to focus on local water issues after years of foreign policy work and human rights advocacy on Capitol Hill, implementing the lessons learned globally to act locally. Nickie is also a founding board member of the Saco Headwaters Alliance, a ...
CMP parent company’s net profits grew 25% last year as Maine …
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power (CMP), reported Wednesday that it took in a net income of $881 million in 2022. That sum comes as CMP has requested a distribution-side rate increase — all while many Mainers have struggled to afford the cost of power in recent years. Avangrid increased its net income by 25% in 2022 over the $707 million it made in 2021, according to ...
Maine group launches campaign to put universal health care on …
WEBNov 20, 2020 · The initiative is being put forward by Maine Health Care Action, a campaign launched by the organization Maine AllCare. A summary of the ballot measure says it would direct state lawmakers to “develop legislation to establish a system of universal health care coverage in the State,” calling for “the joint standing committee to report out ...
On the inside: Letter from Penobscot County Jail inmates details …
WEBMar 3, 2021 · A letter sent last week by inmates in the Penobscot County Jail to a local advocacy group and provided to Beacon alleges that the jail is violating inmates’ rights through inhumane quarantine policies, poor COVID-19 precautions among staff, lack of timely medical care, inconsistency in access to basic supplies and threats of retaliation against inmates,
First transgender person elected to local office in Maine
WEBDan Neumann September 11, 2020. Geo Soctomah Neptune won election to the school board in Indian Township this week, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to office in Maine. Neptune, 32, is a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, a master basketmaker, a drag performer and an activist and educator involved in …
Mills signs bill reforming zoning laws as Maine grapples with ...
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at facilitating the development of affordable housing by reforming zoning laws and cutting red tape, a top priority for advocates during this year’s legislative session. The bill, LD 2003, is an effort to begin to address Maine’s affordable housing crisis by reducing barriers to the construction
Unified Asian Communities building support network for COVID …
WEBMay 24, 2021 · Unified Asian Communities, which organized the March 30 vigil in Portland’s Payson Park as well as a mutual aid fund to help the woman who was assaulted, launched officially in January 2021 “to support members of the state’s Asian community, whether they be recent immigrants or multi-generation Mainers, particularly throughout the COVID ...
What’s on the November ballot in Maine — and what it means
WEBAug 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 November,