Speaking about the hardships people experience when they don’t have health coverage, advocates urged lawmakers Tuesday to take action to ensure that all low-income Mainers, regardless of immigration status, can get medical care. Lawmakers can do so by passing a bill, LD 199, introduced by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland). The measure would provide…
The push to recognize Wabanaki tribal sovereignty has emerged as one of the most significant campaigns in Maine in recent years, touching on issues ranging from racial justice to environmental regulations and drawing widespread support across the state. Lawmakers and tribal leaders will again be pushing forward that campaign this legislative session after a sovereignty…
Ryan McQueen, a school board member for RSU 21 — a district that consists of Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport — submitted his resignation on Wednesday after community members initiated a recall effort over social media posts containing racist and transphobic rhetoric. A series of offensive posts on Twitter and Gab — a social media site…