Maine Beacon https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Maine Wire’s voter harassment and intimidation must be immediately investigated. And it must be stopped.  Paid Family and Medical Leave: A helpful guide on how to apply for benefits Podcast: Matt Dunlap on taking on LePage and standing up to Trump ICE raids could cost Maine billions in lost economic output Lewiston to vote on mobile home park rent protections as residents organize across Maine Public comment period on federal permit for proposed Eastport data center ends Monday Collins struggles to cite consequential vote against Trump in final debate with Jackson Faith leaders rally in Lewiston to defend voting rights ahead of November election Strimling: Investigating the corruption machine Jackson: Collins is powerful during election time but weak when Mainers need her ‘Will I be next?’: Maine immigrants traumatized by latest ICE shooting Collins defends Kavanaugh vote and ICE as Jackson presses her record in first debate ICE contractors reward Susan Collins’ loyalty with campaign donations National Archives closures limit access to historic tribal records The truth behind some of the several pro-Collins dark money ads Strimling: Stephanie Anderson is a Republican who supports ICE. Don’t let her fool you.  Celebrate Wabanaki culture at these Indigenous Peoples’ Day events Renewed fossil fuel investments raise prices, pollution in Maine Pingree holds double-digit lead as voters back public option for health insurance Mainers march to confront Collins votes on health care cuts, ICE funding Strimling: A truly public ‘public option’ could be Pingree’s greatest legacy Universal childcare is a winning issue with voters, polling reveals New polling: Jackson leads Collins, Mainers want affordable childcare Mainers can now cast ballots early for November election LePage rejects Medicaid expansion, pitches deportations as housing relief in debate with Dunlap Podcast Special: Burning it Down — LePage and the Climate Upcoming MaineCare cuts will hit rural Maine hardest ‘Paul LePage does not care’: Mainers call out health care cuts Lewiston voters urged to protect ‘critical’ syringe exchange program at the ballot box   How Maine’s candidates for governor plan to tackle the childcare crisis Strimling: LePage’s family swept into the ICE raids. I do not feel his pain. Maine House votes to advance minimum wage referendum Maine veterans demand answers from Collins over defense contractor campaign donation Podcast Special: Divide and Conquer — LePage and Race Maine Democrats demand answers, while Collins uses corruption allegations to raise money ProPublica debunks Susan Collins’ claims about FBI anti-corruption probe Collins has ‘lost moral compass’ on abortion, advocates say, while Jackson protects reproductive care LePage renews false attacks on Medicaid expansion as rural hospitals face federal cuts Prime Healthcare fires, suspends 20 CMMC nurses ahead of union election Maine’s Office of Affordable Health Care seeks public input Bellows honored for career of ‘doing the right thing,’ as she works to protect mail-in voting Podcast Special: Run it Like a Business — LePage and the Economy Residents seek Councilor Bret Martel’s recusal from Lewiston rent stabilization debate, citing campaign donations from mobile home park ownership Mainers can register to vote through Election Day Strimling: The shape-shifting of Bobby Charles  Hospital lobbyist thanks Collins while Mainers pay the price for expensive health care ‘I can no longer remain silent’: Bobby Charles’ sister speaks out against his campaign Pingree, Jackson and Dunlap rally with Maine workers on Labor Day Podcast Special: Slash and Burn — LePage and the Social Safety Net Beacon