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网页6 天之前 — 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
网页2023年8月1日 — 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,
Our Power looks to 2023 as CMP parent spends millions against …
网页2022年1月19日 — Our Power, the group spearheading the campaign to create a consumer-owned utility in Maine, announced Wednesday that it will now target 2023 for a referendum on creating the Pine Tree Power Company. The coalition had previously hoped to put the question of whether to form a consumer-owned utility to replace the state’s unpopular investor-owned utilities,
Old Town residents, tribal leaders fight to have a say over state’s ...
网页2020年5月25日 — Closing loopholes in waste management law. Communities surrounding Juniper Ridge have fought to have a say in the size and composition of the landfill for more than two decades; a voice which they have repeatedly been denied. Many of those active in these efforts are residents of Old Town or tribal members of the Penobscot Nation.
DA candidate wants Cumberland County to be leader in …
网页2021年12月1日 — The current Cumberland County district attorney is Jonathan Sahrbeck, who was elected in 2018 as an independent. Sahrbeck won that race after receiving just 26.65% of the vote. The remaining 73.35% went to Democrat Jon Gale and Republican Randall Bates. But because both dropped out of the …
Penobscots say pulp mill leak shows state not doing enough to …
网页2020年10月30日 — Members of the Penobscot Nation said the spill of more than 30,700 gallons of harmful chemicals from the ND Paper mill in Old Town into the Penobscot River is dangerous and concerning, as well as further proof that the Tribe should have greater stewardship of the river. Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation ambassador, said the spill
After historic passage, new laws battling PFAS enter …
网页2022年5月18日 — On May 9, Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed LD1911 into law, officially banning the spread of fertilizer infused with PFAS, toxic substances more commonly known as “forever chemicals,” on Maine’s farmland. The bill’s passage made Maine the first state in the U.S. to ban the use of industrial and municipal sewage sludge as fertilizer. The.
Activists protest outside Maine mansion of conservative Supreme …
网页2022年7月25日 — Leo bought a nearly 8,000 square foot mansion in Northeast Harbor — on Mount Desert Island — during the fall of 2018. In 2019, activists protested outside the house when Sen. Susan Collins attended a private campaign fundraiser there. Collins, a Maine Republican, famously cast a pivotal vote in favor of confirming Kavanaugh, one of the ...
Returning land to tribes is a step towards justice and sustainability ...
网页2020年12月1日 — Last month, the Elliotsville Foundation gave back 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation, a parcel of land that connects two Penobscot-held land plots. While this return of land is a significant milestone in terms of the work of conservation groups in Maine, it also reflects a larger shift in thinking about land ownership, from property
Podcast: Everything you need to know about all eight ballot …
网页2023年10月27日 — Note: This podcast episode was recorded prior to Wednesday's shootings in Lewiston. This week on the podcast, Cate, Esther and Ben discuss the four citizen-initiated referendums and four constitutional amendments that are on the November 7 ballot. Ask a question or leave a comment for a future show at …