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WEB5 days ago · Beacon Staff September 27, 2024. This week on the podcast, Ben and Cate discuss the new Pan Atlantic poll showing some interesting results across the state. They also dig into expenditure reports and online ad archives to give a sense of the hard-fought battle for control of Maine’s state legislature. Ask a question or leave a comment for a ...
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,
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WEBBeacon Staff September 6, 2024. On the podcast this week, Cate interviews Miles Rapoport, Executive Director of 100% Democracy, an initiative to advance voting as both a fundamental right and a civic responsibility. Ask a question or leave a comment for a future show at (207) 619-3182. Subscribe to the podcast feed using any podcasting app or ...
Former campaign volunteers say they won’t help Golden again
WEBOct 19, 2021 · When Second District Rep. Jared Golden first ran for Congress in 2018, Gigi Larrc phonebanked and wrote postcards on his behalf. She volunteered again during his re-election campaign in 2020. But after a series of what she considers broken promises and his current opposition to President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, Larrc says that.
Beacon Podcast - Maine Beacon
WEBSep 6, 2024 · This week on the podcast, Ben and Cate discuss the new Pan Atlantic poll showing some interesting results across the state. They also dig into expenditure reports and online ad archives to give a sense of the hard-fought battle for …
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 …
Evan Popp - Maine Beacon
WEBEvan Popp August 5, 2023. A new initiative that seeks to end homelessness among Maine veterans by June of 2025 kicked off Friday with a panel discussion in Portland featuring Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, Sen. Angus King, Rep. Chellie Pingree and others. The project has an initial goal of housing 100 homeless veterans in the next ...
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WEBWelcome 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 reporting, political analysis and
Lauren McCauley - Maine Beacon
WEBJun 16, 2023 · Lauren McCauley is the former editor of Maine Beacon. Her past work includes reporting on national and international politics for Common Dreams and helping produce a number of documentary films, including the award-winning Soundtrack for a Revolution and Mississippi Messiah about civil rights icon James Meredith. Her writing has been featured on Newsweek, BillMoyers.com, TruthDig, Truthout ...
Maine’s housing affordability crisis needs a public option, says ...
WEBJan 23, 2023 · One major potential solution to the state’s runaway cost of housing never seems to get discussed by Maine lawmakers: Public housing. For decades, the idea of building new publicly-owned, permanently affordable housing has been off the table, even as housing prices ballooned before the Great Recession of …